Re: [[newbie] 7.1 Install freezes at IDE config]
Carroll Grigsby wrote: Mike: I could be way off base with this, but I just had a thought: You don't say what you did to prepare your HD. Have you got enough space on your HD? 2 gb isn't a whole lot of disk space. (I can't believe I just said that.) My Win98SE installation uses 900 mb and, except for one monster application, it doesn't have a whole lot on it. Open Explorer, pick C:, Properties and see how much free space you have. A Mandrake workstation installation needs 500 mb as the minimum, but 1 gb is preferred. A server installation would just about take up your whole drive. If space is the problem, don't give up. Run Scandisk and Defrag. If the first pass doesn't do it, you may be able to recover some space with some housekeeping. /temp directories are a good place to hunt. Again, I apologize if I'm way off base on this, but I had to ask. -- Carroll Grigsby "Cunningham Michael" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm trying to install Mandrake 7.1, but it consistently freezes at the "configuring IDE" installation stage (I have to hit the 'reset' button). I've tried booting from the CDROM and launching from w/in Win98, lin4win and full install, graphical and text install, PnP BIOS off and on, always with the same result. Any suggestions as to how to fix this (or information resources on the web that deal with installation troubleshooting--haven't found much of that)? I should admit that I know practically nothing about linux, but thought that the reportedly idiotproof Linux-Mandrake would be a I have that pb too. No way to detect my IDE HD's ! This for an upgrade from 7 to 7.1, so nothing todo with space. There is something wrong with the install proc. Eric MC good way to learn. If the answer is that I'm therefore unqualified to install linux, I won't be offended to hear that. My system: Pentium Pro 200, 64M RAM Intel motherboard, Intel BIOS 2.0G WDC HD Mitsumi CDROM Intel PCI busmaster IDE N9 Imagine 128(Series 2) Ensoniq AudioPCI Win98 Thanks
Re: [newbie] 7.1 Install freezes at IDE config
That's one thing that I'm pretty sure isn't causing my problem: I've got 1.2G free, and did scandisk and defrag before starting. Sounds like enough people have a similar problem (and no clear solution) that this may be a 7.1 bug. Anyone from Mandrakesoft monitoring this board? From: Carroll Grigsby [EMAIL PROTECTED] I could be way off base with this, but I just had a thought: You don't say what you did to prepare your HD. Have you got enough space on your HD? 2 gb isn't a whole lot of disk space. (I can't believe I just said that.) My Win98SE installation uses 900 mb and, except for one monster application, it doesn't have a whole lot on it. Open Explorer, pick C:, Properties and see how much free space you have. A Mandrake workstation installation needs 500 mb as the minimum, but 1 gb is preferred. A server installation would just about take up your whole drive. If space is the problem, don't give up. Run Scandisk and Defrag. If the first pass doesn't do it, you may be able to recover some space with some housekeeping. /temp directories are a good place to hunt. Again, I apologize if I'm way off base on this, but I had to ask. -- Carroll Grigsby "Cunningham Michael" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm trying to install Mandrake 7.1, but it consistently freezes at the "configuring IDE" installation stage (I have to hit the 'reset' button). I've tried booting from the CDROM and launching from w/in Win98, lin4win and full install, graphical and text install, PnP BIOS off and on, always with the same result. Any suggestions as to how to fix this (or information resources on the web that deal with installation troubleshooting--haven't found much of that)? I should admit that I know practically nothing about linux, but thought that the reportedly idiotproof Linux-Mandrake would be a good way to learn. If the answer is that I'm therefore unqualified to install linux, I won't be offended to hear that. My system: Pentium Pro 200, 64M RAM Intel motherboard, Intel BIOS 2.0G WDC HD Mitsumi CDROM Intel PCI busmaster IDE N9 Imagine 128(Series 2) Ensoniq AudioPCI Win98 Thanks Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com
Re: [newbie] 7.1 Install freezes at IDE config
Sounds Like you may need to move the cdrom to the second IDE port. Make it clame master, and make shure the harddrive on IDE 1 is clamming master. I have noticed the some times even thoung the cdrom is compatable if you have them on the same IDE chanel that will give it an eror that it can't explain. If that does not solve your problem then there is a problem with the IDE contoler it self. Ie: I had a cdrw drive die on me and caused my system not to boot, but as soon as I removed the cdrw it worked fine. - Original Message - From: "Chua Leap Kee" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2000 7:36 PM Subject: RE: [newbie] 7.1 Install freezes at IDE config Hi, i'm also having the same problem. But I'm usinga Teac CD ROM that Mandrake state that it is compatable. so i tried to install through harddisk and i find the following message. "insmod failed" what is the exactly the problem. -Original Message- From: Romanator [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, August 25, 2000 7:12 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [newbie] 7.1 Install freezes at IDE config The same thing happened to me on an older Dell Dimension XPS 200s MMX I am using a CD player from Creative. I am wondering if I used the test-mode install. It seemed to work with some other users. Roman -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2000 12:20 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] 7.1 Install freezes at IDE config I used a Nec cdrom and had no problems. Even though Redhat 6.0 is not compatable with nec drives. Mandrake may be diffrent. Though I did install mandrake threw it also. If you are getting a erorr on trying to get the buss to scan there may be a problem with the ide controler it self. The only way that I know to test that is to unplug every thing except a hard drive and a disk drive and use the hd ( manufacture's ) drive utilityes to anlise the disk. Any Ide buss related porblems would show up. - Original Message - From: "Cunningham Michael" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2000 11:04 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] 7.1 Install freezes at IDE config Jaguar, thanks for the suggestion. I noticed, though, that Mandrake says that all Mitsumi CDROMS are supported. What do you think is happening? Thanks Mike Jaguar wrote: Try swapping the CD-Rom out for on of another manufacture. HTH Jaguar "Cunningham Michael" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm trying to install Mandrake 7.1, but it consistently freezes at the "configuring IDE" installation stage (I have to hit the 'reset' button). I've tried booting from the CDROM and launching from w/in Win98, lin4win and full install, graphical and text install, PnP BIOS off and on, always with the same result. Any suggestions as to how to fix this (or information resources on the web that deal with installation troubleshooting--haven't found much of that)? I should admit that I know practically nothing about linux, but thought that the reportedly idiotproof Linux-Mandrake would be a good way to learn. If the answer is that I'm therefore unqualified to install linux, I won't be offended to hear that. My system: Pentium Pro 200, 64M RAM Intel motherboard, Intel BIOS 2.0G WDC HD Mitsumi CDROM Intel PCI busmaster IDE N9 Imagine 128(Series 2) Ensoniq AudioPCI Win98 Thanks Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com The Dogma chased the Stigma, and was hit by the Karma. Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://home.netscape.com/webmail Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com
RE: [newbie] 7.1 Install freezes at IDE config
We need a patch for this. Hey tech. support, how about it? RB -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Cunningham Michael Sent: Friday, August 25, 2000 10:43 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] 7.1 Install freezes at IDE config That's one thing that I'm pretty sure isn't causing my problem: I've got 1.2G free, and did scandisk and defrag before starting. Sounds like enough people have a similar problem (and no clear solution) that this may be a 7.1 bug. Anyone from Mandrakesoft monitoring this board? From: Carroll Grigsby [EMAIL PROTECTED] I could be way off base with this, but I just had a thought: You don't say what you did to prepare your HD. Have you got enough space on your HD? 2 gb isn't a whole lot of disk space. (I can't believe I just said that.) My Win98SE installation uses 900 mb and, except for one monster application, it doesn't have a whole lot on it. Open Explorer, pick C:, Properties and see how much free space you have. A Mandrake workstation installation needs 500 mb as the minimum, but 1 gb is preferred. A server installation would just about take up your whole drive. If space is the problem, don't give up. Run Scandisk and Defrag. If the first pass doesn't do it, you may be able to recover some space with some housekeeping. /temp directories are a good place to hunt. Again, I apologize if I'm way off base on this, but I had to ask. -- Carroll Grigsby "Cunningham Michael" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm trying to install Mandrake 7.1, but it consistently freezes at the "configuring IDE" installation stage (I have to hit the 'reset' button). I've tried booting from the CDROM and launching from w/in Win98, lin4win and full install, graphical and text install, PnP BIOS off and on, always with the same result. Any suggestions as to how to fix this (or information resources on the web that deal with installation troubleshooting--haven't found much of that)? I should admit that I know practically nothing about linux, but thought that the reportedly idiotproof Linux-Mandrake would be a good way to learn. If the answer is that I'm therefore unqualified to install linux, I won't be offended to hear that. My system: Pentium Pro 200, 64M RAM Intel motherboard, Intel BIOS 2.0G WDC HD Mitsumi CDROM Intel PCI busmaster IDE N9 Imagine 128(Series 2) Ensoniq AudioPCI Win98 Thanks Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com
Re: [[newbie] 7.1 Install freezes at IDE config]
Have the same pb !! And my manufacture is not yours. So, all manufactures are bad. Eric MC Jaguar wrote: Try swapping the CD-Rom out for on of another manufacture. HTH Jaguar "Cunningham Michael" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm trying to install Mandrake 7.1, but it consistently freezes at the "configuring IDE" installation stage (I have to hit the 'reset' button). I've tried booting from the CDROM and launching from w/in Win98, lin4win and full install, graphical and text install, PnP BIOS off and on, always with the same result. Any suggestions as to how to fix this (or information resources on the web that deal with installation troubleshooting--haven't found much of that)? I should admit that I know practically nothing about linux, but thought that the reportedly idiotproof Linux-Mandrake would be a good way to learn. If the answer is that I'm therefore unqualified to install linux, I won't be offended to hear that. My system: Pentium Pro 200, 64M RAM Intel motherboard, Intel BIOS 2.0G WDC HD Mitsumi CDROM Intel PCI busmaster IDE N9 Imagine 128(Series 2) Ensoniq AudioPCI Win98 Thanks Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com The Dogma chased the Stigma, and was hit by the Karma. Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://home.netscape.com/webmail
Re: [Re: [newbie] 7.1 Install freezes at IDE config]
Could only be a flakey CD drive or even the Linux media. "Cunningham Michael" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jaguar, thanks for the suggestion. I noticed, though, that Mandrake says that all Mitsumi CDROMS are supported. What do you think is happening? Thanks Mike Jaguar wrote: Try swapping the CD-Rom out for on of another manufacture. HTH Jaguar "Cunningham Michael" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm trying to install Mandrake 7.1, but it consistently freezes at the "configuring IDE" installation stage (I have to hit the 'reset' button). I've tried booting from the CDROM and launching from w/in Win98, lin4win and full install, graphical and text install, PnP BIOS off and on, always with the same result. Any suggestions as to how to fix this (or information resources on the web that deal with installation troubleshooting--haven't found much of that)? I should admit that I know practically nothing about linux, but thought that the reportedly idiotproof Linux-Mandrake would be a good way to learn. If the answer is that I'm therefore unqualified to install linux, I won't be offended to hear that. My system: Pentium Pro 200, 64M RAM Intel motherboard, Intel BIOS 2.0G WDC HD Mitsumi CDROM Intel PCI busmaster IDE N9 Imagine 128(Series 2) Ensoniq AudioPCI Win98 Thanks Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com The Dogma chased the Stigma, and was hit by the Karma. Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://home.netscape.com/webmail Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com The Dogma chased the Stigma, and was hit by the Karma. Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://home.netscape.com/webmail
RE: [newbie] 7.1 Install freezes at IDE config
The same thing happened to me on an older Dell Dimension XPS 200s MMX I am using a CD player from Creative. I am wondering if I used the test-mode install. It seemed to work with some other users. Roman -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2000 12:20 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] 7.1 Install freezes at IDE config I used a Nec cdrom and had no problems. Even though Redhat 6.0 is not compatable with nec drives. Mandrake may be diffrent. Though I did install mandrake threw it also. If you are getting a erorr on trying to get the buss to scan there may be a problem with the ide controler it self. The only way that I know to test that is to unplug every thing except a hard drive and a disk drive and use the hd ( manufacture's ) drive utilityes to anlise the disk. Any Ide buss related porblems would show up. - Original Message - From: "Cunningham Michael" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2000 11:04 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] 7.1 Install freezes at IDE config Jaguar, thanks for the suggestion. I noticed, though, that Mandrake says that all Mitsumi CDROMS are supported. What do you think is happening? Thanks Mike Jaguar wrote: Try swapping the CD-Rom out for on of another manufacture. HTH Jaguar "Cunningham Michael" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm trying to install Mandrake 7.1, but it consistently freezes at the "configuring IDE" installation stage (I have to hit the 'reset' button). I've tried booting from the CDROM and launching from w/in Win98, lin4win and full install, graphical and text install, PnP BIOS off and on, always with the same result. Any suggestions as to how to fix this (or information resources on the web that deal with installation troubleshooting--haven't found much of that)? I should admit that I know practically nothing about linux, but thought that the reportedly idiotproof Linux-Mandrake would be a good way to learn. If the answer is that I'm therefore unqualified to install linux, I won't be offended to hear that. My system: Pentium Pro 200, 64M RAM Intel motherboard, Intel BIOS 2.0G WDC HD Mitsumi CDROM Intel PCI busmaster IDE N9 Imagine 128(Series 2) Ensoniq AudioPCI Win98 Thanks Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com The Dogma chased the Stigma, and was hit by the Karma. Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://home.netscape.com/webmail Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com
RE: [newbie] 7.1 Install freezes at IDE config
Hi, i'm also having the same problem. But I'm usinga Teac CD ROM that Mandrake state that it is compatable. so i tried to install through harddisk and i find the following message. "insmod failed" what is the exactly the problem. -Original Message- From: Romanator [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, August 25, 2000 7:12 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [newbie] 7.1 Install freezes at IDE config The same thing happened to me on an older Dell Dimension XPS 200s MMX I am using a CD player from Creative. I am wondering if I used the test-mode install. It seemed to work with some other users. Roman -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2000 12:20 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] 7.1 Install freezes at IDE config I used a Nec cdrom and had no problems. Even though Redhat 6.0 is not compatable with nec drives. Mandrake may be diffrent. Though I did install mandrake threw it also. If you are getting a erorr on trying to get the buss to scan there may be a problem with the ide controler it self. The only way that I know to test that is to unplug every thing except a hard drive and a disk drive and use the hd ( manufacture's ) drive utilityes to anlise the disk. Any Ide buss related porblems would show up. - Original Message - From: "Cunningham Michael" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2000 11:04 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] 7.1 Install freezes at IDE config Jaguar, thanks for the suggestion. I noticed, though, that Mandrake says that all Mitsumi CDROMS are supported. What do you think is happening? Thanks Mike Jaguar wrote: Try swapping the CD-Rom out for on of another manufacture. HTH Jaguar "Cunningham Michael" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm trying to install Mandrake 7.1, but it consistently freezes at the "configuring IDE" installation stage (I have to hit the 'reset' button). I've tried booting from the CDROM and launching from w/in Win98, lin4win and full install, graphical and text install, PnP BIOS off and on, always with the same result. Any suggestions as to how to fix this (or information resources on the web that deal with installation troubleshooting--haven't found much of that)? I should admit that I know practically nothing about linux, but thought that the reportedly idiotproof Linux-Mandrake would be a good way to learn. If the answer is that I'm therefore unqualified to install linux, I won't be offended to hear that. My system: Pentium Pro 200, 64M RAM Intel motherboard, Intel BIOS 2.0G WDC HD Mitsumi CDROM Intel PCI busmaster IDE N9 Imagine 128(Series 2) Ensoniq AudioPCI Win98 Thanks Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com The Dogma chased the Stigma, and was hit by the Karma. Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://home.netscape.com/webmail Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com
Re: [newbie] 7.1 Install freezes at IDE config
I had the same problem with my Matshita CD ROM originally. After tearing my hair out for a few days I set everything in my bios to default on my Abit motherboard. Installed without a hitch. Could be sth to do with PnP but it's hard to say because I had turned that off and it still didn't work. Brian Chua Leap Kee wrote: Hi, i'm also having the same problem. But I'm usinga Teac CD ROM that Mandrake state that it is compatable. so i tried to install through harddisk and i find the following message. "insmod failed" what is the exactly the problem. -Original Message- From: Romanator [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, August 25, 2000 7:12 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [newbie] 7.1 Install freezes at IDE config The same thing happened to me on an older Dell Dimension XPS 200s MMX I am using a CD player from Creative. I am wondering if I used the test-mode install. It seemed to work with some other users. Roman -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2000 12:20 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] 7.1 Install freezes at IDE config I used a Nec cdrom and had no problems. Even though Redhat 6.0 is not compatable with nec drives. Mandrake may be diffrent. Though I did install mandrake threw it also. If you are getting a erorr on trying to get the buss to scan there may be a problem with the ide controler it self. The only way that I know to test that is to unplug every thing except a hard drive and a disk drive and use the hd ( manufacture's ) drive utilityes to anlise the disk. Any Ide buss related porblems would show up. - Original Message - From: "Cunningham Michael" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2000 11:04 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] 7.1 Install freezes at IDE config Jaguar, thanks for the suggestion. I noticed, though, that Mandrake says that all Mitsumi CDROMS are supported. What do you think is happening? Thanks Mike Jaguar wrote: Try swapping the CD-Rom out for on of another manufacture. HTH Jaguar "Cunningham Michael" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm trying to install Mandrake 7.1, but it consistently freezes at the "configuring IDE" installation stage (I have to hit the 'reset' button). I've tried booting from the CDROM and launching from w/in Win98, lin4win and full install, graphical and text install, PnP BIOS off and on, always with the same result. Any suggestions as to how to fix this (or information resources on the web that deal with installation troubleshooting--haven't found much of that)? I should admit that I know practically nothing about linux, but thought that the reportedly idiotproof Linux-Mandrake would be a good way to learn. If the answer is that I'm therefore unqualified to install linux, I won't be offended to hear that. My system: Pentium Pro 200, 64M RAM Intel motherboard, Intel BIOS 2.0G WDC HD Mitsumi CDROM Intel PCI busmaster IDE N9 Imagine 128(Series 2) Ensoniq AudioPCI Win98 Thanks Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com The Dogma chased the Stigma, and was hit by the Karma. Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://home.netscape.com/webmail Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com
RE: [Re: [newbie] 7.1 Install freezes at IDE config]
I tried the same media on a newer computer with no problems. I am going to look at the drivers. Roman Registered Linux User #179293 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Jaguar Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2000 7:01 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Re: [newbie] 7.1 Install freezes at IDE config] Could only be a flakey CD drive or even the Linux media. "Cunningham Michael" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jaguar, thanks for the suggestion. I noticed, though, that Mandrake says that all Mitsumi CDROMS are supported. What do you think is happening? Thanks Mike Jaguar wrote: Try swapping the CD-Rom out for on of another manufacture. HTH Jaguar "Cunningham Michael" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm trying to install Mandrake 7.1, but it consistently freezes at the "configuring IDE" installation stage (I have to hit the 'reset' button). I've tried booting from the CDROM and launching from w/in Win98, lin4win and full install, graphical and text install, PnP BIOS off and on, always with the same result. Any suggestions as to how to fix this (or information resources on the web that deal with installation troubleshooting--haven't found much of that)? I should admit that I know practically nothing about linux, but thought that the reportedly idiotproof Linux-Mandrake would be a good way to learn. If the answer is that I'm therefore unqualified to install linux, I won't be offended to hear that. My system: Pentium Pro 200, 64M RAM Intel motherboard, Intel BIOS 2.0G WDC HD Mitsumi CDROM Intel PCI busmaster IDE N9 Imagine 128(Series 2) Ensoniq AudioPCI Win98 Thanks Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com The Dogma chased the Stigma, and was hit by the Karma. Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://home.netscape.com/webmail Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com The Dogma chased the Stigma, and was hit by the Karma. Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://home.netscape.com/webmail
RE: [newbie] 7.1 Install freezes at IDE config
Hi its me again may i know what is the meaning of "insmod failed" when i tried to install linux from harddisk while selecting CD ROM.
Re: [[newbie] 7.1 Install freezes at IDE config]
Mike: I could be way off base with this, but I just had a thought: You don't say what you did to prepare your HD. Have you got enough space on your HD? 2 gb isn't a whole lot of disk space. (I can't believe I just said that.) My Win98SE installation uses 900 mb and, except for one monster application, it doesn't have a whole lot on it. Open Explorer, pick C:, Properties and see how much free space you have. A Mandrake workstation installation needs 500 mb as the minimum, but 1 gb is preferred. A server installation would just about take up your whole drive. If space is the problem, don't give up. Run Scandisk and Defrag. If the first pass doesn't do it, you may be able to recover some space with some housekeeping. /temp directories are a good place to hunt. Again, I apologize if I'm way off base on this, but I had to ask. -- Carroll Grigsby "Cunningham Michael" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm trying to install Mandrake 7.1, but it consistently freezes at the "configuring IDE" installation stage (I have to hit the 'reset' button). I've tried booting from the CDROM and launching from w/in Win98, lin4win and full install, graphical and text install, PnP BIOS off and on, always with the same result. Any suggestions as to how to fix this (or information resources on the web that deal with installation troubleshooting--haven't found much of that)? I should admit that I know practically nothing about linux, but thought that the reportedly idiotproof Linux-Mandrake would be a good way to learn. If the answer is that I'm therefore unqualified to install linux, I won't be offended to hear that. My system: Pentium Pro 200, 64M RAM Intel motherboard, Intel BIOS 2.0G WDC HD Mitsumi CDROM Intel PCI busmaster IDE N9 Imagine 128(Series 2) Ensoniq AudioPCI Win98 Thanks
Re: [[newbie] 7.1 Install freezes at IDE config]
Try swapping the CD-Rom out for on of another manufacture. HTH Jaguar "Cunningham Michael" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm trying to install Mandrake 7.1, but it consistently freezes at the "configuring IDE" installation stage (I have to hit the 'reset' button). I've tried booting from the CDROM and launching from w/in Win98, lin4win and full install, graphical and text install, PnP BIOS off and on, always with the same result. Any suggestions as to how to fix this (or information resources on the web that deal with installation troubleshooting--haven't found much of that)? I should admit that I know practically nothing about linux, but thought that the reportedly idiotproof Linux-Mandrake would be a good way to learn. If the answer is that I'm therefore unqualified to install linux, I won't be offended to hear that. My system: Pentium Pro 200, 64M RAM Intel motherboard, Intel BIOS 2.0G WDC HD Mitsumi CDROM Intel PCI busmaster IDE N9 Imagine 128(Series 2) Ensoniq AudioPCI Win98 Thanks Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com The Dogma chased the Stigma, and was hit by the Karma. Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://home.netscape.com/webmail
