Redhat 9 Hang on Boot

[Dean Axene <daxene cox net>]

I'm currently running RH 7.3.  I recently purchased RH 9. My first 
attempt was to do an upgrade. The installation was done with no problem, 
but on initial boot up the system hung up. I then tried to install to a 
clean disk with the same result. I then did about 8 or 10 more 
installations using different partitioning and system configurations 
with exactly the same result. My computer is a home brew, but it more 
than meets the prerequisites for installing RH 9. I have reviewed the 
certified hardware list and I find nothing there that should cause this 
failure. Booting from floppy makes no difference.

Watching the screen during boot up, I can see that it gets through the 
very early portion OK. After hanging, I can read what's on my screen and 
can see that it recognizes my floppy, my 2 hard drives and my 2 cdrom 
drives, but then hangs on the very next item. Since the system is hung, 
I can't see what that item is, and since I never get booted, I can't 
read any of the log files.

I'm at a loss as to how to proceed, and would certainly appreciate any help.

Dean Axene