~ we are running redhat 6.2. (!)

~ linux update: we have a redhat 6.2 cd on loan to us and a freshly made boot disk. installation attempt #1 will commence in 2 minutes.

~ hardware update 1: future linux machine still in suspended animation, as it awaits resuscitation through the means of redhat 6.2, for 7.0 was explained to be too riddled with bugs.

~ hardware update 2: current mazda machine still in suspended animation, as it awaits resuscitation through the means of a ‘professional’ mechanic, for our staff is too overwhelmed with other occupations to fully address the mazda’s issues.

~ linux situation: alright some disk manipulation has gotten us to an all new error: ‘signal 11’.

~ linux situation: burned the .iso files as image disks, as should have been done the first time.. booted up, install ran until: ‘failed to read /modules/module-info’.. then i am told it is ‘safe to reboot my system’..

~ the angry red planet road to linux*: downloaded redhat-7.0-i386-disc1.iso and redhat-7.0-i386-disc2.iso.. burned each one onto a cd. rawrite.exe’d boot.img to a floppy.. fdisk’ed the c-drive.. booted with the floppy.. can’t detect the redhat cds.. realized something is amiss..

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