On Mon, 2003-11-03 at 09:48, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Fellow Linux users, > > I'm trying to sell a Compaq Deskpro 2000 (Pentium 200MMX w/96M RAM, 1M > Video), and I have a buyer if I can get Linux on it. The thing works fine > under Win 98, Win ME, Win Pro. Under Linux my first hurdle was the sudden > appearance of a bad track, resolved by installing the HD on another machine > (no bad track there), installing MDK9.1 and transferring the drive back. > > Everything seemed fine, I was using WindowMaker and IceWM, and it was > groovy. But something happened along the way and now it doesn't > auto-login, and once logged in, it won't run X (or any other GUI I've > tried). The display information is correct. The init level is 5. > > When I try to run X, there are several lines dealing with authority stuffs, > and then there is the error message "No Devices Found". I thought Linux's > strength was that it could run on almost anything from watches to > supercomputers, so the limitation here must be my ability to modify Linux > for this machine. > > BTW, the bad track is apparently back because fsck finds a bunch of bad > blocks in a row. It finds the same one each time run, and I've tried > employing the -l/-L switches, but must be doing something wrong there too. > It must be a BIOS issue, and on these Compaqs there's no convenient access > to the BIOS. BTW, I spent 11 hours on this and look at recieving $60 for > the system <grin>. Also, the bad track thing had me throw away a harddrive > a few weeks ago, same tracks reading as bad on this drive, so that drive > was probably ok too. <sigh> > > Is the answer: Nope, MDK9.1 won't run on that piece of junk, install Win > and sell it for less? Or is it: Sure, just adjust the Kaiser Module and > MDK9.1 will be fine on there? > > Bah!, Did you try F-10 on boot , that will access the bios on most Compaq's > Max > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com -- When you're being mugged..a handgun is more comfort than an ACLU lawyer
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