Re: [expert] Problems with Rage Pro 128 w/7.1

[Norman Carver]

I wrote:
> ...
> Did an mdk7.1 install on the problem machine and
> chose XFree 3.3.6 instead since the owner wanted
> less problems.  Ho, ho.  However, when the machine
> boots mdk, it hangs when X is starting.
> ...

Remembered that we could use the install CD to do
a "rescue" boot.  Found that XFree 4 had also been
installed, so just changed the X link to it...and
it runs!  Still wonder what the problem might be
with XFree 3.3.6 with this card, as it is supposed
to handle it.  Any ideas?  (Again, card is an ATI
Rage Pro 128 w/16MB.)

Also still want to know how to use the boot floppy
created during the install to do a "resue."

Thanks,
Norm

[expert] Problems with Rage Pro 128 w/7.1

[Norman Carver]

We have two brand new Dell machines here that
are identical except for mouses and monitors.
I installed 7.1 and chose to try XFree 4 and
everything worked fine.  The other machine we
have had nothing but problems with trying to install
Linux (neither the COL2.4 nor RH6.2 graphical
installs worked).

Did an mdk7.1 install on the problem machine and
chose XFree 3.3.6 instead since the owner wanted
less problems.  Ho, ho.  However, when the machine
boots mdk, it hangs when X is starting.

I was seeking advice about how to best approach
this.  Obiously, we need to try to change the
X configuration.  Is there a way to prevent mandrake
from going into the graphical startup (xdm/kdm) during
the bootup?  (Could neither kill X nor get to console
once it attempted to start up.)  Once we can get
a console, any suggestions on what we might tryu?
(The machine's owner isn't willing to spend lots of
time fussing, and, well, it isn't *my* machine.)

Also, doesn't the boot disk that is created during
the install allow you to boot up so that you can
mount the system on the hd and work on it?  I thought
that was the point of the rescue option, but that asks
for an image disk to use for the root filesystem.
What is it looking for?

Thanks,
Norm