There has to be a problem with installing over an existing 5.X setup. I had
similar problems to everyone else on 2 different machines (Cyrix 686 and
Compaq Prosignia 500) that were only cured when I did a clean install.
Regards
Stevie
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Lloyd
> Sent: 23 June 1999 12:44
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [newbie] installing 6.0
>
>
> Jonathan Dlouhy wrote:
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: John Knopp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 1999 10:01 PM
> > Subject: Re: [newbie] installing 6.0
> >
> > > On Tue, 22 Jun 1999, Lloyd O. wrote:
> > > > "Lyndon Lininger Sr." wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Help I've tried upgrading from mandrake 5.3, clean
> installing 6.0 and
> > still
> > > > > can't get it to work. I got the cd from cheapbytes.
> Everything seems
> > to
> > > > > install correctly, but when it re-boots I have nothing
> but problems.
> > >
> > > <snip>
> > >
> > > > I have EXACTLY the same problem. I've tried to install
> > > > Mandrake 6 probably 15 times, ad I've been very fortunate if
> > > > I even got it to boot.
> > > > Maybe you could provide your hardware specifics?
> > >
> > > Hi guys,
> > >
> > > I hate to add a "me too" but I have to. I installed 6.0 (from the
> > Cheapbytes
> > > CD) and thought all was well until I left the machine for a
> few hours and
> > upon
> > > my return the box was locked up, a la Windows 9x. After a few aborted
> > fscks 6.0
> > > was running again only to suffer the same failure an hour later.
> > >
> > > Venus reminds me too much of my MS beta-testing days
> <shudder> and should
> > be
> > > considered beta software.... YMMV (but probably won't!)
> > >
> > > John Knopp
> > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > (Back to Festen and enjoying life again!)
> >
> > I installed Venus from a CD I burned myself from the .iso file. I tried
> > doing an upgrade over 5.3 but that wasn't much of a success.
> When I did a
> > clean install I had no problems at all. In fact, some things are better.
> > I've gotten my SB AWE64 Gold to work without having to use the
> OSS drivers
> > that I had bought for version 5.3. Perhaps there is something amiss with
> > those CDs?
> >
> > Peace,
> > Jonathan Dlouhy
>
> Bad ISO file we got, maybe. My pet theory is that it might
> be related to MMX cpu registers. Mine doesn't have
> them--does yours?
>
> PS. The person who gave me the disk (a member of our local
> Linux group) installed it on his own machine--a notebook. He
> said it installed with no problems. Hmmmmm....
>
>
> --
> Lloyd Osten
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
