INSTALLING RHEL 4 on SATA DRIVES

1. Firstly go to BIOS menu -->
2. Then go to advanced Tab -->
3. Then go to IDE/ATA option -->
4. Now select LEGACY......
5. Now reboot the PC with RHEL 4 CD...
6. At the boot prompt give linux all-generic-ide noapic nolapic
7. The installation will begin (enjoy)..
8. If the installation still interupts then download the sata drivers from internet and install the drivers first.........

Ubuntu Linux convert DHCP network configuration to static IP configuration

vi /etc/network/interfaces

IP,NM,GW,NET,BC

iface eth0 inet staticaddress 192.168.1.100

netmask 255.255.255.0

network 192.168.1.0

broadcast 192.168.1.255

gateway 192.168.1.254

sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart

DNS

vi /etc/resolv.conf

nameserver 192.168.1.254nameserver 202.54.1.20

Display network interface information

ifconfig

LOGGING AS ROOT IN UBUBTU

Just follow the steps below:
Open the terminal and type:sudo passwd root
When you see the prompt that says "Enter new UNIX password", enter the password you want for the root user and confirm it.
Type:sudo gedit /etc/X11/gdm/gdm.conf
Locate the line that says "AllowRoot=false". Change it to "AllowRoot=true".
Save the file
Exit gedit, logout and then reboot

"The file 'Asms' on Windows XP Professional CD-ROM is needed" error message when you install Windows XP

1. When you receive the error message, press SHIFT+F10 to start a command session.

2. Type regedit.exe, and then press ENTER.

3. Click HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.

4. On the File menu, click Load Hive, and then load %Windir%\System32

\Config\System.sav.

5. When you are prompted to specify a name, type Test.

6. Locate and then click the following key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Test\ControlSet1\Control\Class\{4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}

7. Delete the UPPERFILTERS and LOWERFILTERS registry keys.

8. Repeat steps 6 and 7 for the other ControlSet# keys under the Test hive.

9. Click File, and then click Exit to quit Registry Editor.

10. If the path in the error message is the correct drive letter for the CD-ROM drive, click OK to continue the Setup program.

11. If you receive the error message again, the Setup program cannot correctly read from the CD-ROM drive, or the path information is incorrect. In this case, restart your computer and let the Setup program resume.

NOTE: IF AT ALL NOTHING HAPPENS PLEASE CHANGE UR CD-ROM AND CONTINUE SETUP............. U WILL BE NOW ABLE TO LOAD WINDOWS..