It was Fri, 27 Jul 2001 01:12:27 +0800 when Franki wrote: Hi Frank. That amount of time is definitely NOT normal. On my old P/II-400 (128Mb) it took about 45 minutes. On a 200mhz it will take some longer but never 6 hours. Perhaps someone else can shed light on the problem though. Paul >I just did an install on a test box I have here,, the box details are: > >CPU: Pentium Pro 200, >RAM: 64mb EDO. >MB: FX Chipset. >Harddisks: 4.3 gig Maxtor, and 1.03 gig Seagate. >CDROM: 24speed IDE Sony. >Video: S3 Virge 2mb. >I did a total install of Mandrake 7.2, and it just finished copying files, >it took nearly 6 hours. > >is that normal?? -- The universe is ruled by letting things take their course. It cannot be ruled by interfering. -Chinese proverb http://nlpagan.net - Registered Linux User 174403 Linux Mandrake 8.0 - Sylpheed 0.5.1 ** http://www.care2.com - when you care **
