Missing things

["Boboly Pizza Man" <boboly nb net>]

I have been using Red Hat 5.2 for a while now and decided that I'd like to
upgrade to 6.0. So, after getting myself a copy, I proceeded to install it
(not upgrade... I didn't have anything important I wanted to hang on to
anyway, so I decided to do a clean install of 6.0). But it turns out to be
completely screwed up, and I have no idea why. The first time I installed
it, there were some settings I wanted to change for XWindows, so I clicked
on the foot (this was in Gnome) and clicked Run Command. I then typed
xf86config and hit enter. My computer began reading from my hard drive
non-stop for about 10 minutes before I decided to reboot. Ctrl+Alt+Delete
didn't work, so I pressed the reset button on my computer. Linux would no
longer load at all. So I reinstalled. This time, all went well, I had
everything configured the way I wanted except my ISP connection. I set my
modem to IRQ 5 (using setserial, it defaults to 4) and loaded Kppp, setup
everything, and clicked connect. It would enter my username, password, and
then I had the script reply with a 1 to the word "Return:" (my ISP allows
you to select 1) PPP, 2) something else, or 3) terminal account, or
something along those lines, so I had it set to reply with 1 to start PPP).
Then it would disconnect right there. So after reinstalling several times,
each time it would do this. So I went to a xterm and typed "pppd" and it
replied with the message "Could not open /root/.ppprc: function not
implimented". I tried creating that file, leaving it empty, and it relied
stating that PPP was not built into the kernal. I was under the impression
that it should be, it was in 5.2. I tried using xISP as well, which said
pppd replied with 1 and in the xterm window I used to launch the program, it
said unknown pppd version (0.x). I've tried installing 5.2 and then
upgrading to 6.0, but I get the same response. I've also noticed that
support for iso9660 and umsdos are not built into the kernal for some odd
reason, and when I try to access the boot.img file, my computer freezes (on
both of my computers I'll add). My friend has used the same exact CD as I,
doing a clean install of 6.0, and he said it works perfectly, including
connection to a PPP account and the boot.img file. He also mentioned that he
could mount his CD-ROM, but he might have been talking about 5.1 (which is
what he had before installing 6.0).

Sorry for the lengthy letter, but I would be very greatful for any help you
could offer me. Thanks in advance!