That's a bit of a stretch, though possible...
-JMS
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, 2001 9:25 PM
|To: Paul Cox
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|Hi Paul,
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|Thanks for your advice.
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|Try this (as root obviously =) :
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|rm -fr /lib/dev-state/*
|rm -fr /dev/* (ignore any errors because of files in use
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|Actually it quite often does fail. I installed with a serial
|mouse and then changed to a usb mouse when
Hi Larry,
Thanks for your response.
The biggest problem I've
seen is not setting the PNP OS to No. Not setting this will cause
numerous problems during the installation phase.
On PNP AND PCI Setup page of BIOS (Award Software Inc.)
Setting is as follow:
PNP OS Installed : NO
B.R.
Stephen
Hi Larry,
Thanks for your response.
The biggest problem I've
seen is not setting the PNP OS to No. Not setting this will cause
numerous problems during the installation phase.
On PNP AND PCI Setup page of BIOS (Award Software Inc.)
Setting is as follow:
PNP OS Installed : NO
B.R.
Stephen
On Monday, Oct 29, 2001, Stephen Liu wrote:
Installation went through without problem but the PS/2 mouse died after
re-booting. It was alive at time of installation. KDE could be started
after re-booting and worked normally. The mouse was found in HardDrake
under the list. It is a A4
Hi Paul,
Thanks for your advice.
Try this (as root obviously =) :
rm -fr /lib/dev-state/*
rm -fr /dev/* (ignore any errors because of files in use)
Tried according to your advice.
At reboot the PC hanged, screen turning blank (only dark screen), forcing
me to reset the PC.
Mandrake-Linux
|Sent: Monday, October 29, 2001 9:25 PM
|To: Paul Cox
|Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
|Subject: Re: [expert] Mandrake-Linux 8.1 installation problem
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|Hi Paul,
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|Thanks for your advice.
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|Try this (as root obviously =) :
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|rm -fr /lib/dev-state/*
|rm -fr /dev/* (ignore any errors because of files
Stephen Liu wrote:
Hi All People,
I tried nearly 2 weeks but still could not solve the installation problem
of Mandrake-Linux 8.1. Detail as follows :
Configuration of the PC for Linux box
CPU AMD K2 350
Hard Disk3.6G ATA-33
RAM 128 MB
ISO Images were download to a
