RH9.0/8.0 installation problem

["Filip L'Hommelet" <f lhommelet infosoft be>]

Hi,

this is my first post here on this mailing-list.
I already posted on quite a lot of linux-forums
but none can seem to help me out here.

First i'll give my hardware specs:
motherboard: Asus P4C800 Deluxe
processor: P4 3.0Ghz
memory: 1 GB
HD: Maxtor S-ATA 120Gig
Software: Windows XP professional with 4 partitions: 10Gig, 20 Gig, 20Gig,
20Gig (that leave about 50 Gigs unpartitioned)

my harddrive is connected through SATA to my mainboard.
no IDE for me!

I have downloaded the iso's for both RH8.0 and RH9
and i have burned them on CD.
I have put a linux driver for the Promise Fasttrack 20378 controller on a
diskette.

I have the following problems:
1. when trying to install RH9, 
   i put in the cd-rom and let my pc boot from cd,
   after starting the install with grafical interface, the installation
program (IP) asks for a driver disk (because it can't find my hard drive?).
    i insert the diskette, the IP reads the disk and i get a list with
controllers with also "Promise ft3xx ATA Raid" in it (that's mine!! 
   at least i think, but didn't i put my hd on SATA-connection?)... after
selecting it, the IP still says that no drivers are loaded.
   when i press continue i can get to the part where the installation
program asks me if i want to partition my hd myself or let linux
   do it for me.  either selection gets me an error-message stating: No
Harddrive found!

   Does anyone have an idea?  when looking at the readme of the Promise
Fasttrack 20378-controller it says it can only be used by RH8.0 and
  RH7.3.  and this is where my second problem comes in...

2.  when trying to install RH8,
    i put in the cd-rom,
    again i have to put the driver disk in,
    the driver get loaded (i think) but then i get the question: Which media
contains the packages to be installed?
    as with the install of RH9, i suspected that i would have some options
like: HARD DRIVE, CD ROM, FTP, HTTP...
    but the only option i have is 'HARD DRIVE' but i want to install from
CD!
    Also, when selecting HARD DRIVE it says there are 2 HDs that might
contain those packages (at least according to the install program)
    The funny thing is i only have that Maxtor-HD.

Can anyone help me please?
I really want that linux on my system...

With kind regards,

Filip L'Hommelet
Technical Analyst & Developer
f lhommelet infosoft be
Infosoft nv
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