I am trying to install Linux Mandrake 5.3, and for some reason I am
having a great deal of difficulty. I am trying to put it on a system
that currently runs Redhat Linux 5.0, and in a sense 'upgrade' it. It
doesn't seem to want to work. I have the CD, and I made the boot disk
from the CD, as I did with Redhat 5.0 (since the original got stepped
on..).
The system is an older 486 66mhz with 16mb ram, and all the hardware is
currently supported and works fine under Redhat 5.0. It will not boot
into the CD automatically.
Here are some of the things I have tried:
Creating the boot disk from 5 different disks. Some I formatted under
Windows 98, some under Windows 95. I run Scandisk on them as well. None
worked.
I tried 'dd < boot.img > /dev/fd0' under Linux. Didn't work.
I tried using a boot disk from Redhat Linux 5.0. Didn't work.
I downloaded a copy of boot.img )off of the Linux Mandrake site) and
used that for the boot disk eventualy, (using rawrite) figuring the cd
copy might be corrupt. Didn't work.
When the 'Welcome to Linux Mandrake 5.3' comes up, I've also typed in
'expert' thinking I may have unsupported hardware (Remember this system
works fine with Redhat 5.0 though). Still didn't work.
I have read through various info at the Linux Mandrake homepage
(http://www.linux-mandrake.com). This includes the Atapi FAQ, The Linux
BLFAQ, etc.
I've worked on this for literally 10+ hours in thelast 2 days, and I am
really looking forward to getting it going. (I can use it just fine
under RH 5.0 still though).
The systen hangs after I boot from the boot disk, and it starts to say:
'Loading initrd.img...."
After four dots, the system hangs and I am forced to reboot.
Does anyone have any ideas to help me out? I'd really appreciate it.
-Rich
