I've tried to figure that one out. I've booted using the rescue disk, but
don't have access to the rc.sysinit file and I tried to boot into single
user mode by typing linux 1 at the lilo prompt, but it wouldn't go any
further than before. I keep thinking that it has to do with the cd or the
iso it was burned from. I have red hat 6.0 and it install no problem. I'm
beginning to wonder if I can upgrade the individual packages from the
mandrake cd to upgrade my redhat install to the mandrake version?
Lyndon Lininger Sr.
----- Original Message -----
From: Lloyd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 1999 5:08 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] installing 6.0
> "Lyndon Lininger Sr." wrote:
> >
> > That may have something to do with it, but I'm not sure. Mine is just a
> > lowly 75 Mhz pentium. One person on alt.os.linux.mandrake Wrote me and
said
> > that the fix was to boot in emergency mode and edit the rc.sysinit
script in
> > etc/rc.d. He said to comment out the optimizations for the hard drives
near
> > the bottom of the script and that would solve the problem. I haven't
tried
> > it yet, but will let you know.
> >
> > Lyndon Lininger Sr.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Lloyd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 1999 6:44 AM
> > 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]
> > >
>
> How do you boot in emergency mode?
>
> Lloyd
>
> --
> Lloyd Osten
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
