do you think that because I have a 604 processor, and you have a 604e processor, it gives a different outcome ?
Michael J Flaherty wrote: > >I already tried all possibilities with Mandrake, that's the point. I > >run out of > >ideas, so does Stew, he does not give me anymore feedback...I see many people > >reporting the same problems as I observe with Mandrake. > > I like Mandrake, especially on x86, and I'd really like to see it > succeed, but I don't think that its stock kernel and default > configurations work as well as YDL's on Old-World machines. > Beginning with YDL 2.2, absolutely everything works, including sound > and accelerated video (Rage 128 card), on my 7300, right out of the > box. I still had to edit XF86Config-4 to use DRI, but that's > understandably disabled by default. > > However, YDL 2.2 is also where the problem of Disk space begins, at > least with the stock 2 GB drive that was in my 7300 at that time. A > lot of people with Old-World machines on the YDL list began reporting > failed installs at the time of the 2.2 release. I now have a 40 GB > ATA 100 HD and Sonnet tempo ATA 100 card so this is no longer a > problem on the 7300. > > I did not have this problem with YDL 2.1. > > Have you tried a smaller installation of YDL ? > > Again, what does the installer say when in fails in YDL ? It fails > while installing packages or is it sooner than that ? > > MJF -- MaX-list is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> MaX-list info: <http://lowendmac.com/linux/max.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/max-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
