When the installation first initialises there is a prompt 'boot:'. If you
type 'expert'
it should take you into the text mode installation. You can also press F1 at
this point for help.
Eunice Thompson
----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Taylor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2000 12:24 PM
Subject: [newbie] Installation woes
> I'm trying to install Mandrake 7.0 on a Windows 95 machine with two HD's
and
> a Cyrix 233 chip. It boots OK and gets to initialising the CD Rom but
always
> falls over at
> in second stage install
> -X11 TransSocketUNIXConnect : Can't connect : errno = 111
> -X11 TransSocketUNIXConnect : Can't connect : errno = 111
> (Date and time) Gtk WARNING ** cannnot open display = :0 at
/usr/bin/perl -
> install / my-gtk.pm line 139
> install exited abnormally
> I've found one other posting with the same error message and the only bit
of
> kit we have in common is the CPU (his was a 150Mhz) The only reply he got
> was to try a text install.
> How?
> As you can see I haven't got past the first hurdle yet so assume I know
> nothing.
> Thanks in advance
> Pete Taylor.
>
>
