Yes, me too - this is a reported bug - see...
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/bugs/db/58/581.html
..but briefly, if you want to use 7.0, use the old text mode install by...
- either boot on txt_boot.img
- either give ``linux text'' at boot time (with cdrom.img)
Mick.
|>-----Original Message-----
|>From: Mooie [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
|>Sent: 02 February 2000 16:15
|>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
|>Subject: [expert] Installing Mandrake 7.0
|>
|>
|>Hi all!
|>
|>I have a small problem I someone is able to solve for me...
|>
|>When trying to install Mandrake 7.0, I get (after a short
|>while) these lines:
|>
|>--------------------------------------------------------------
|>--------------
|>----
|>in second stage install
|>_X11TransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect: errno = 111
|>_X11TransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect: errno = 111
|>Wed Feb 2 15:55:01 2000 Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: :0 at
|>/usr/bin/per
|>l-install/my_gtk.pm line 139.
|>Install exited abnormally
|>--------------------------------------------------------------
|>--------------
|>----
|>
|>What I understand, one reason might be that the X-server
|>doesn't like my
|>gfx-card, BUT I have tried a few other ones too and without
|>success.. I've
|>tried using the CD-boot and booting from a separate floppy.
|>
|>If it's for any help, my machine is a FIC PT-2006 mbd,
|>w/iP166/MMX CPU,
|>32MB RAM.
|>Connected is a 16b ISA soundcard, 3COM EL 905TX NIC, MGA
|>Myst4 PCI GFX. Nothing
|>special really. Slack is runnning just fine on the box (which
|>really is a box..
|>a cardboard box. *grin*) Anyway.. Anyone got some possible
|>solution for my
|>small
|>problem, I'd be really happy to know about it.
|>
|>
|> (__)
|>With best regards (oo)
|> /-------\/
|>Mooie / | ||
|> * ||----||
|> ^^ ^^
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