Weegie Arab

Hi, I'm a total linux noobie and I've just tried to install redhat v9 on my system, the install seems fine but the system won't boot up. The startup process gets as far as 'INIT: version 2.84 booting' and then stops. system details are; Athlon AMD 600Mhz 384 MB ram Geforce 3 graphics card 3 comm 10/100 ethernet card 20GB hard drive The install is as a sole operating platform, not trying to install a dual Os or anything. I have read that the boot failure is likely a hardware conflict but have no idea how to determine what is causing it and fix it. Any pointers would be appreciated. The only hardware not detect by the install routine was my monitor which i selected as a Generic 1024x768 60Hz.

Managed to get the system to boot by using the apm=off parameter. Cheers for help

The system was previously working with Win 98. Decided to try Redhat install as I bought new system so the box was spare. The monitor is a 19" Proview, no model number or branding on it (it was a cheap buy). i have tired to install 4 times and have tried the Generic option, the Undefined option and one of the Proview options (but is was a guess as I've no model number). Not sure about the Ram, i think there was 256 org and I added 128 (this was a while ago) so I doubt the brands are the same though I thinkt eh types are. The Ram worked fine with previous operating sytem. I did create a boot floppy as part of the install process. Cheers.