You SHOULD be able to install from a RedHat 6.0 CD, as that is still (AFAIK)
compiled with 386+ in mind, not Pentium+ in mind. Mandrake, on the other
hand, is (currently) designed for Pentium+ with the default kernels.
John
----- Original Message -----
From: Andy Goth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, August 02, 1999 8:11 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Mandrake 6.0 install continually hangs
> > try ftp.linux-mandrake.com
>
> Uh... sorry. This computer (which I do not have constant access to) has
> a slow modem, and my PC doesn't have a modem at all. Downloading the
> whole thing is out of the question.
>
> Compiling the whole thing should take way too long as well. It takes
> DJGPP at least a minute to make a single simple object file!
> Linux-Mandrake is a pretty complicated beast!
>
> I hope I can get a better computer someday soon. It's pretty hard
> knowing that I cannot buy any new software since it's all designed for
> better processors than I have.
>
> Money trouble... urgh. Maybe I'll just stick to Red Hat 5.0.
>
