I believe that Mandrake 6.0 is optimized for Pentium class computers . I also read that Mandrake is working on a version for 486's , but do not have one yet . ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 1999 10:16 PM Subject: [newbie] Linux (Mandrake 6.0) hangs on reboot after installation. (Not LILO) > I recently bought a copy of Mandrake 6.0 to install on my computer: > > AMD 486-66 DX > 32 MB. Ram > Future Domain 1660 SCSI Adaptor > 1.2 gig SCSI drive (ID 0) > 516 mb SCSI drive (ID 6) > > Partitions: > most of drive 0 is windows. > The remainder: > /swap -Linux Swap, 64 MB > /boot -Linux Native, 16 MB > /home- 60 mb -Linix Native > Drive 1: > / - Linux Native, 515 mb > > ATATPI CD Rom (Mitsumi FS600) > Video card is an S3 801/805 with S3 Gendac. > > Some sort of network card (the machine isn't connected to anything) > Cardinal 144I modem (not used) > Logitech Mouseman+ compatable 3 button wheel mouse (Serial) > Aztech Sound Galaxy 16 bit sound card. > > I am trying to use Mandrake 6.0, May 22 build. > ____________________________________________________________ > > Here is my problem: > > I started by attempting to use the boot disk supplied with the distribution. > It got to the point where it said 'beginning install...', (I think that it > was three dots), and froze. > I switched to a different virtual console and got the message <hda> lost > interrupt, or something similar. > > I eventually figured out that I needed a better boot disk and downloaded one > from the linux-mandrake.com site. This allowed me to run the installation > program. > > I installed linux on my hard drives three times, using different combinations > of partitions on different disks, and each time got the same error. > LILO pops up, I pick linux, it uncompresses the images (?), and gets as far > as detecting my ATAPI CD-ROM drive, but then it hangs (I've left it there for > over an hour with no improvement). I can't hear any drive activity, so it > doesn't appear to be doing anything (endless loop?). > The message is something like: > > <hda> IDE ATAPI CD ROM FS600S... > > > Since I have tried installing the product three times already, I have no idea > what else to do. Could it be that it is not installing the correct boot > image? > Is this a problem with the kernel? > Is this problem similar to the one with the bad boot disk? > > I don't believe that this is a LILO problem, as I have successfully used LILO > in the past (I ran Red Hat 4 a with LILO). > > How do I fix it? Is it possible to get updated media, as my only net access > is on a 486-25sx running AOL on a 28.8 modem, and there is no way to move > large files from one PC to the other. > > Thank you very much, > > Gregory R. Bronner > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
