On Monday 13 May 2002 8:32 am, Dave Conroy wrote: > Hi folks, > > DC> I will try to 'startx' and tell you what happens. > > Ok ... all went as usual to the command line. Took 8 minutes for the > blue progress bar to reach end and shift to user/password screen. That > is way too slow and why I'm considering faulty HD. > > Anyway, entered startx and got a load of stuff scroll up screen. Main > error message I could make out was fatal server error: no screens > found. > > Then did a dmesg and again only thing I could make out as an error > was: > > /dev/scsi/host1/bus0/target0/lun0: I/O error: dev 08:09 Sector 0 > > Ideas? > > With best wishes, > > Dave Well 8 minutes to boot up is right out of order. Perhaps you should worry about that first before worrying about getting a graphical system working.
That message about SCSI is worrying. You do not have a scsi adapter fitted so the only other time you should see messages about SCSI is if you have a CD-RW fitted. (A CD-RW is always configured as SCSI even if it is IDE) You do not mention a CD-RW in your kit list so I am wondering if the root of your problem is the Highpoint370 hardware RAID controller on your Abit KG7-RAID motherboard. To give you a bit of background - The KG7 like many modern MB's supports this RAID feature which most Linux people regard as a 'gimmick'. It is not really hardware at all, and offers inferior performance to the RAID built into the software of Linux itself. (Linux can do Raid without one of these controllers) However the fact is these 'hardware RAID' MB's exist and so Linux must coexist with them. Mandrake 8.2 will install on a 'hardware RAID' MB, but I do not have personal experience of doing it. These links may help you. Discussion on the Mandrake User board about installing on RAID MB's http://www.mandrakeuser.org/mub/viewtopic.php?topic=4184&forum=3 Page on Abit-KG7-RAID including comments on installing Linux http://www.viahardware.com/faq/kg7kr7/raid_controller.htm Highpoints driver update page for the RAID controller http://www.highpoint-tech.com/370drivers_down.htm Another thing you can do is during boot hit Ctl+Alt+F12 This will give you a progress report during boot and you can see which function is taking all the time. Of course. It could also be your Maxtor HD is defective. Did you know it worked before you started using it on Linux? derek
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