There is an update for HardDrake available from the HardDrake site - the
link is on the mandrake website. Lots of improvements were made - maybe
that may solve your problem - I had all sorts of problems with my SBLive !
card, but the update configures it perfectly now.
Cheers,
philomena
At 10:49 PM 8/31/00 +0200, you wrote:
>Keith Kelly wrote:
> >
> > I'm having a problem with Mandrake 7.1's HardDrake configurator.
> >
> > When I launch the tool, it asks me to either detect or skip ISA device
> > detection. If I choose "detect", the tool begins the ISA detection and
> then
> > locks my machine cold--only way out is a hard reboot. If I choose "skip",
> > the tool begins PCI detection and then locks my machine cold--only way out
> > is a hard reboot.
>Send the properties of your ISA card to Alexandre Dussart (I
>think) :
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To add it on his 'detect' package.
> >
> > I know that none of my devices are conflicting because the device managers
> > in WinMe, Win2k, and BeOS never report conflicts and all of my devices work
> > fine under those systems. I know that this isn't an issue with Linux
> trying
> > to configure the devices via PnP, because I have my BIOS set to do the PnP
> > configuration and to tell the OS not to configure PnP devices itself.
> >
> > I've also been able to configure some of my devices by hand the
> > old-fashioned way--by following the HOWTOs--and that has proven successful
> > where HardDrake has been of no use to me at all.
> >
> > So, two questions:
> >
> > (1) Has anyone else had this problem with HardDrake locking up the
> > machine?
> >
>Yes. Me too with the 7.1 version. Can't detect my HD's.
>Moved the CD's of 7.1 to trash.
>
> > (2) Does anyone know how to fix it or have any ideas for me to try?
> >
>Sorry, not me. Delete and get the version from 7.(without
>garantie)
>Eric MC.
>
>
