in trying to install rh9.0 on my recently acquired compaq
evo N1015v i ran into some puzzling phenomina, and am
essentially stymied.

i install disk-1 in the cdrom drive, power up, get the
boot prompt, type enter and the first of the graphical
windows appears, asking me to select a language.  i try to
select english, but neither tab nor any of the arrow keys
functions.  if i remove ac power for an instant (pull the
power plug and reinsert it) the keys function normally.
i've repeated this sequence several times and it always
works (as it were) in the same manner.  strange.

i select english and proceed along to the load-from-CDROM
window, which i select and then get an error window saying
that a linux cd was not found on any of my cdrom drives,
please stick one in and retry.  well, it's in there.  i
remove it, wipe it off, reinsert it, but never get beyond
that window.

windows xp, which was preinstalled, seems to function
normally and read the cdrom fine.  do i have a faulty
machine or what?   my rh9.0 disk set previously functioned
normally for installations on two thinkpads.

tia.
dan

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