[newbie] Installation problems...

[Bouropoulos Andreas]

Hello there, I have some trouble installing Mandrake on my system and would like some help. The problem is that, when I boot from a disk (being created by rawrite using cdrom.img), installation starts normally, and I get into the graphical user interface. I select the keyboard map and stuff, but when the installer reaches the 'SCSI detection' step the system freezes. I downloaded the patch you give, and put it in the boot disk under the name 'patch.pl'. At the boot prompt, I entered 'linux patch' as it is said, but still, the problem persists, and the system freezes when it reaches the 'SCSI detection' step. What do I have to do to make the patch work?   Also, I tried to install Mandrake using the 'txt_boot.img'. In this case, the installation of packages would finish, but then again I would have problem starting the X server. I choose the monitor from the list, and then it detects my graphics card correctly. When it tries to start the X server for testing my settings, the screen would blink a few times, and then a message would appear saying that an error occurred and X server could not be started.   I would appreciate it if you could help me a little bit and tell me what to do.   Below is my system description in case you need it:   Pentium-MMX 166MHz 48MB RAM Diamond Stealth 3D 2000 2MB (BIOS 1.04,  rev L) Opti 924 Soundcard and I have three hard disks: 1GB (FAT32), 528MB (on which I install linux) and 100MB(FAT). Sony CDROM 2x Modem 56KBps   Also, the installer freezes at the SCSI detection step, on the Celeron-466MHz I use.   Thanks for your help.