I am "re-" trying this post, (Feb 26 about 11:46 pm) since
the 823.5 KB attachment was too big.
I will try to upload it to some place on the net,
via ftp or something, (pending advice -- please
reply either via the list or e-mail to offer advice).
In the meantime, here is the text of the message,
without the attachment:

 From: *Mike Schwartz <mike.l.schwartz@gmail.com>*
 To: *PLUG discussion list <plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>, Ray
Esparza <ray.esparza@gcmail.maricopa.edu>*
Cc: *Mike L Schwartz <schwartz@acm.org>, Julie <Julie11459@gmail.com>, Fred
Taylor <fred@fredlogo.com>*
Date: *Feb 23, 2006 12:55 AM*
Subject: *Technical help for Julie*
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This is a request for some technical help.

I have been trying to help Julie, who has been
running Linux (Fedora Core 3, with kernel 2.6)
on a PC since (circa a year ago) she got fed up
with MS windows.
Cc: Julie: <Julie11459@gmail.com>
        Fred Taylor
       Ray Esparza
Recently Julie has had problems and can not boot.
One day I spent hours, even with a Rescue CD
and a set of "Fedora Core 4" install/upgrade CD's.
We even tried installing on a new (blank) Hard
Drive and it still crashed, even when booting
from the CD.
Ray Esparza suggested that there might be some
problem (hardware? firmware?) with the controller
for the hard disk drive.  (Any ideas?)

The mistakes we were making might well be very
dumb "newbie" errors.  Anyway, we have not
figured it out, "so far".

However at one point it did get further than before,
and we got an 823.5 KB text file, "anacdump.txt".
 That file is attached to this post on PLUG -- in
 case that might help.
This way, perhaps someone could diagnose the
problem, or offer some "advice"
without having to travel to Julie's house.
    I may be able to attend the install fest Feb. 25,
 but probably would not be able to get there until
 late in the day.
Thanks,
--
Mike Schwartz
Glendale  AZ
schwartz@acm.org
Mike.L.Schwartz@gmail.com