Re: [newbie] Mandrake Install Probs on old Compaq

[Guy Rouillier]

I got Sig 7 on an old Pentium 90 with 48 MB of RAM.  Fell back to RedHat 
 7.1 and it installs and runs fine.  Though it still messes up on X 
configuration - creates a version 4 config file then tries to run it 
with version 3.3.6.  Don't know how it does this, because 7.1 came out 
long before X v4.

JoeHill wrote:

Gots me here a Compaq (shudder) Pentium 200, no CD.

So I mosey on over and get a network install disk and it works up to the
point where it detects the NIC, fine, asks for DHCP, yup, loads the LAN
info fine, ie. gateway, DNS, get's an IP, etc.
Then when it comes to "bringing up interface", it signal 11s, "install
exited abnormally" (duh).
the logs show the successful loading of the NIC drivers, etc., then

"receiver lock-up bug exists -- enabling workaround."

it goes through some checks, passes all, then says:

"receiver lock-up workaround activated."

then nada.

This is with an Intel Etherexpress Pro/100b NIC.

With the 3Com 100BaseTX (Cyclone), go through the same process, only the
kernel messages are different, it signal 11s right after:
scatter/gather enabled. h/w ckecksums enabled

are both NICs just no good, or is there something else I can eliminate
first? I replaced the cable, just to be sure.


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