Thanks for the Anne, Problem is I can not find anything in the xp bios about pnp. Anyone out there have any idea how I can turn this off...Blimey Im a newbie at Linux and xp too now.... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Anne Wilson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "P J Scott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, January 09, 2004 7:23 PM Subject: Re: 9.2
> On Friday 09 January 2004 18:38, you wrote: > > Hi Anne it seems to have been ages.Well I have not finally got some > > time so i can get Linux back onto my computer. If you remember I > > was in the midst of getting a new one. Well I did and it is now > > fine, I managed to get one with a dodgy motherboard. Anyway I came > > to put my new version of Mandrake 9.2 on and for some reason it > > will not install at all. I have booted from the CD , out the CD in > > and tried it that way and nothing. Well when I say nothing, it > > starts then all I get is "lost interupt" over and over. Do you have > > any idea what this might be. I thought it might be a dodgy disk but > > I tried reinstalling 9.1 and that is the same. I am now running > > windows xp pro on a 2.6 mhz with a 128 graphics card and 80 gb of > > hd and 2512 of ddr ram. Oh the joys of experimenting lol.... > > Philip. (rainy meltham) > > Hi, Philip. Well, I haven't even tried 9.2 yet, so it'a a guess. Did > you turn off plug'n'play in bios? I don't think XP needs it, and > Mandrake will certainly be better without it. > > Other than that, I don't know, Philip. If that doesn't work, take it > to the list. The 'lost interrupt' to me suggests that maybe the pnp > is trying to fight it out for interrupts with the install, so I'll > keep my fingers crossed for you. > > Anne > -- > Registered Linux User No.293302 > Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? >
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