> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Mark Weaver
> Sent: Friday, April 20, 2001 8:06 PM
> To: Newbie List
> Subject: Re: [newbie] Aurora setup question
>
>
> thats ok cause it didn't work right half the stinkin time anyway.
>
> --
>
> Mark
> *****
>
> "what knowledge I have managed to accumlate over the years
> at times becomes obscured and even hidden amidst the vast
> emotional onslaught of my children. You never finish being a
> parent. :)"
> On Fri, 20 Apr 2001, Todd Flinders wrote:
>
> > Actually, I read in that review linked from
> > mandrakeforum.com that they did away with aurora. So,
> > I don't know. Sorry.
> >
> > I guess they replaced it with some other graphical
> > bootup. I haven't seen it yet.
> >
> > --- Todd Flinders <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > I've had problems with aurora after an expert
> > > install
> > > in 7.2. It never seemed to install it.
> > >
> > > I simply rpm -Uvh aurora*rpm to install. But even
> > > after rebooting, aurora would not activate.
> > >
> > > It wasn't until I did rpm --rebuilddb that aurora
> > > kicked in. I don't necessarily know why, but that
> > > might help you with mandrake 8. Good luck.
> > >
> > > --- Alan Carpenter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > I am using mandrake 8 beta 3. As root in gnome
> > > > under "darkconf",
> > > > "boot", "boot config", I change to aurora, and
> > > then
> > > > select "horizontal -
> > > > nice looking". I click apply and ok and reboot.
> > > It
> > > > boots right back up
> > > > in text mode? I go back into gnome and aurora is
> > > > not selected? BTW I
> > > > am using a boot disk, to get into my linux
> > > > partiition. Is there
> > > > anything I need to do with lilo to get aurora to
> > > > work? Thanks for all
> > > > your help.
> > > >
> > > > Alan
To go back to Alan's original post Aurora Will
not run if you are booting from a floppy.
For it to run you have to boot from the hd.
Charles (-:
