Previously, Glenn Williams chose to write: > Hello, group: > > After my third attempt to install Mandrake 7.2 on my Pentium III 1Gig, > 1000M Intel machine, I still cannot satisfy the install script that I > have a viable monitor (Mag View / Pro View VM 700E) and and video > adapter card (Rage 128 GL 4X AGP 4X w/ 32M video memory). > > After the installation completes, I've tried running Xconfigurator from > the console prompt, testing many of the modes possible with the card > and monitor - to no avail. I've tried running exactly the same video > configuration I previously used when running RedHat 7.2 and SuSE 7.3 on > the exact same hardware. > > So why am I not running SuSE 7.3 or RedHat 7.2 if **they** work OK? > Because a couple of newbie friends are running Mandrake 7.2 and want me > to run it so I can help sort out **their** problems. ;0) Thing is, > they ain't got no problems! > > I have attached relevant error messages. > > I'm ready to throw in the towel - but first... > > Any suggestions?
Have you tried Mandrake 8.1 or 8.2? 7.2 seems old for the machine you're trying to install it on. But don't go by me, I haven't used mandrake in quite some time... Tim -- Caldera eWorkstation 3.1, kernel 2.4.9, KDE 2.2.1, Xfree86 4.1.0 12:00pm up 1:44, 2 users, load average: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00 Tax software screwed my uptime... it was 31 days :-( _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
