Re: python, screen saver, grub

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Alle 07:52, venerdì 13 settembre 2002, Manuel Tejada ha scritto:
> I have just installed RedHat 7.3.1 in my PC compatible (Pentium III, 250 MB
> RAM, 30GB hard disk). The installation was fine, no error message gave me.
> I chose this:
> - Workstation Installation
> - No install GRUB neither LILO. Then I must to use a boot disk to start
> RedHat
>
> I only do common tasks with OpenOffice.org and PostgreSQL.
>
> The reason to post this message are three things:
>
> 1. Every time I turn my computer off, appear the following brief message:
> "The application /usr/bin/python has failed due one fatal error.  Segment
> violation" ( I did not why because I do not work with python)
>
> 2. Every time I leave my computer for a while, the screen goes black. The
> screen saver does not raise. I have reset the screen saver but it does not
> respont. (Actualy the screen saver works sometimes but most of the time
> does not.
>
> 3. I would like to use the boot loader GRUB but I do not know how to
> install it.
>
> Anaybody want to help about theese three matters?

about grub:
1) run (as root)
/sbin/grub-install /dev/hda (or /dev/where_you_wont_install_grub)
2) edit your  /boot/grub/grub.conf and pick your defoult sistem.

more informations on
http://www.gnu.org/manual/grub/html_mono/grub.html

if you are working on linux+win read
http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Linux+Win9x+Grub-HOWTO/proc.html#AEN54

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