Re: [newbie] Install Problems

2004-03-18 Thread Job Evers
On Thu, 18 Mar 2004 00:38:05 -0600 John A. Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Also, I'm having problems loading X properly. I couldn't get X to run at all under 10.0. And for some reason in 9.2, when I set my monitor resolution as a Flat Panel Display 1024 x 768 the edges of the desktop

Re: [newbie] Install Problems

2004-03-18 Thread Stephen Kuhn
On Thu, 2004-03-18 at 18:30, Lee Wiggers wrote: Simple answer for this: PARTITION MAGIC Or try even, Partition Surprise: GPLed Partition Magic clone ...who said I *PAID* for my copies of Partition Magic...? stephen kuhn - owner == illawarra computer services a

Re: [newbie] Install Problems

2004-03-18 Thread John A. Smith
I can't seem to find either thread you mentioned in the list archives. But they seem to be current only through 11/03. Is this list archived somewhere other than: http://archives.mandrakelinux.com/newbie/ -john smith Job Evers wrote: On Thu, 18 Mar 2004 00:38:05 -0600 John A. Smith [EMAIL

Re: [newbie] Install Problems

2004-03-18 Thread Anne Wilson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Thursday 18 March 2004 21:21, John A. Smith wrote: I can't seem to find either thread you mentioned in the list archives. But they seem to be current only through 11/03. Is this list archived somewhere other than:

Re: [newbie] Install Problems

2004-03-18 Thread Job Evers
On Thu, 18 Mar 2004 15:21:24 -0600 John A. Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I can't seem to find either thread you mentioned in the list archives. But they seem to be current only through 11/03. Is this list archived somewhere other than: http://archives.mandrakelinux.com/newbie/ -john

[newbie] Install Problems

2004-03-17 Thread John A. Smith
I have an Averatec 5110H laptop - 1.3 GHZ Centrino, Intel 855x graphics card, 512MB RAM, 40 GB HD, Intel 2100 integrated wireless - that I have been trying to install Mandrake on. During the install process I could only get DiskDrake to resize my windows partition down to 34GB. I had

[newbie] install problems with Mandrake 9.1 on a Mac 8600 w/G3 upgrade

2003-10-19 Thread Jim
Hi everyone! I am new tothis list and I hope someone can help me on this problem I am trying to install Linux mandrake on a Mac 8600 which has a newertech maxpowr G3 300Mhz processor 497megs of ram. It also has a ATI Rage 128 video card installed, 30GB Harddrive w/ mac os 9.0 The problem is that

[newbie] !!! Install problems on compaq server!!!

2003-09-23 Thread Terje Heen
Hi there all. I am a totally newbie folks, and I have tried to install Mandrake 9.1 on a old compac Pentium server (Prosignia 500) with 160 Mb ram. The problem is that Mandrake only detects 16Mb of ram for some reason all thou the system counts 160Mb on POST. The memory consists of 16 Mb onboard

Re: [newbie] Install problems

2003-06-22 Thread FemmeFatale
At 11:07 PM 6/21/2003 -0400, you wrote: On Saturday 21 June 2003 01:44 pm, Tom Brinkman wrote: snip I'll send the pics to you offlist and everything will become clear as mud. :-) -- /\

Re: [newbie] Install problems, OT Speaking of cable select on HDDs

2003-06-22 Thread FemmeFatale
At 10:17 PM 6/21/2003 -0700, you wrote: CableSelect is a function of the controller, not the hd. Very few controllers use the CS function (I've never owned one, nor even seen one, so I can only take it on face value that they exist). e so wtf.. my manual says you can use it..but it didn't

Re: [newbie] Install problems

2003-06-22 Thread Ian Trickett
If the master and slave jumpers are set correctly, position on the cable is immaterial. For cable select setting, end connector is master, middle connector is slave. Maxtor drives (and all Dell computers) now come set as cable select by default. Ian On June 21, 2003 11:19 am, Andy Davidson

Re: [newbie] Install problems

2003-06-21 Thread C. Tresenriter
On Fri, 20 Jun 2003 23:55:46 -0700 Erylon Hines [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: and check that your drive jumpers are in the proper positions (looks like it is the master (hda) on the first ide (ide0). Oh man I didn't even look at the jumper - thought default was the master position - actually

Re: [newbie] Install problems

2003-06-21 Thread Tom Brinkman
On Saturday June 21 2003 04:59 am, C. Tresenriter wrote: and check that your drive jumpers are in the proper positions (looks like it is the master (hda) on the first ide (ide0). Oh man I didn't even look at the jumper - thought default was the master position - actually it's cable

Re: [newbie] Install problems

2003-06-21 Thread Andy Davidson
On Sat, Jun 21, 2003 at 09:12:22AM -0500, Tom Brinkman wrote: Also, it's correct practice to have master on the cable's end connector, not the middle one. That I didn't know. Why? andy -- Andy Davidson [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you know what you're doing, you're not learning anything. Want

Re: [newbie] Install problems, OT Speaking of cable select on HDDs

2003-06-21 Thread FemmeFatale
At 04:59 AM 6/21/2003 -0500, you wrote: On Fri, 20 Jun 2003 23:55:46 -0700 Erylon Hines [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: and check that your drive jumpers are in the proper positions (looks like it is the master (hda) on the first ide (ide0). Oh man I didn't even look at the jumper - thought default

Re: [newbie] Install problems

2003-06-21 Thread FemmeFatale
At 08:21 PM 6/20/2003 -0500, you wrote: I got the new disk form Maxtor today and have just made five attempts at installing 9.1 - the last one using rc2 or 3 - the install was smooth but on reboot, got this : EXT3-fs error (device ide0 (3,1)): ext3_get_inode_loc: unable to read inode block -

Re: [newbie] Install problems

2003-06-21 Thread Stephen Kuhn
On Sun, 2003-06-22 at 01:19, Andy Davidson wrote: On Sat, Jun 21, 2003 at 09:12:22AM -0500, Tom Brinkman wrote: Also, it's correct practice to have master on the cable's end connector, not the middle one. That I didn't know. Why? andy Because by setting a jumpered MASTER/SLAVE you're

Re: [newbie] Install problems

2003-06-21 Thread Ronald J. Hall
On Saturday 21 June 2003 01:44 pm, Tom Brinkman wrote: snip I also vaguely remember somethin about cable length and that the distances for master and slave are purposely different (resistance), and that controllers and the drives firmware take this into account. Master expects to be 18

Re: [newbie] Install problems, OT Speaking of cable select on HDDs

2003-06-21 Thread Erylon Hines
CableSelect is a function of the controller, not the hd. Very few controllers use the CS function (I've never owned one, nor even seen one, so I can only take it on face value that they exist). e On Saturday 21 June 2003 02:18 pm, FemmeFatale wrote: I understood that newer drives on newer

[newbie] Install problems

2003-06-20 Thread Curt Tresenriter
I got the new disk form Maxtor today and have just made five attempts at installing 9.1 - the last one using rc2 or 3 - the install was smooth but on reboot, got this : EXT3-fs error (device ide0 (3,1)): ext3_get_inode_loc: unable to read inode block - inode=259114 Kernel Panic: Attempted to

[newbie] install problems of either Rox filer 1.3.3 and 1.3.4 on MD 9.0

2002-10-09 Thread Steve Jeppesen
Hello list, I made the jump up to 9.0 hoping that I would be able to install rox with no problems...however that is not the case. I downloaded both rox-1.3.3-1mdk.src.rpm and rox-1.3.4-1mdk.src.rpm (1.3.4 being a cooker package). First I ran rpm --rebuild rox-1.3.3-1mdk.src.rpm (and also tried

Re: [newbie] install problems of either Rox filer 1.3.3 and 1.3.4 on MD 9.0

2002-10-09 Thread Todd Slater
On Wed, 9 Oct 2002 22:54:08 -0500 Steve Jeppesen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello list, I made the jump up to 9.0 hoping that I would be able to install rox with no problems...however that is not the case. I downloaded both rox-1.3.3-1mdk.src.rpm and rox-1.3.4-1mdk.src.rpm (1.3.4 being a

[newbie] Install Problems Compaq 700T

2002-02-01 Thread Plexishex
Recently, went out and brought 8.1. This is my first jump into linux, so I installed next to WinXP. Install goes fine, but after i tell linux to boot in LILO the computer just restarts. All options led to the same effect. WinXP was unbootable, so I wiped the drive clean, still the same

Re: [newbie] Install Problems Compaq 700T

2002-02-01 Thread nagaraj.b
to restore winxp for time being start the comp with windows startup disk and in command prompt type c:\fdisk /mbr after restarting it will boot windows ... then try installing linux with the installation guide Recently, went out and brought 8.1. This is my first jump into

Re: [newbie] Install Problems Compaq 700T

2002-02-01 Thread Plexishex
Yup, thats where I am now =D. Though Compaq never did send me just a windows cd, I got a 3 cd compaq install, so anything normal window fixes hadn't worked. Found and XP bootdisk image on the web, and went from there. Very strangely the first 2 times I had done fdisk /mbr, the computer

Re: [newbie] Install Problems Compaq 700T

2002-02-01 Thread nagaraj.b
booting linux in windows style http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/Loadlin+Win95-98-ME-4.html 4.1 Step One: Edit (or create) config.sys on the root of Drive C. The contents should be similar to the following: --- [menu]

[newbie] NEWBIE: Install problems with LM8.1

2001-11-02 Thread Jaguar
New to this list again.. I am not sure if this has been covered yet, I scanned thru the archives, but didn't find anything for my searches. I have a (well one of 4 systems) Cyrix 233, 5GB, 128 DIMM, 8MB SIS video, supported sound/NIC. I have tried to run setup of L.M. 8.1, and keep getting

Re: [newbie] NEWBIE: Install problems with LM8.1

2001-11-02 Thread Paul
In reply to Jaguar's words, written Fri, 02 Nov 2001 14:10:03 -0500 New to this list again.. I am not sure if this has been covered yet, I scanned thru the archives, but didn't find anything for my searches. I have a (well one of 4 systems) Cyrix 233, 5GB, 128 DIMM, 8MB SIS video, supported

[newbie] Install problems

2001-06-22 Thread Joe Finnie
Hi My previous letter was not so clear, sorry about that. Anyway I have an old pentium 200, and i have a 10 gig hard drive but the bios can only see 8 gig. I have windows 95c on it. I then installed LM 8, suprisingly it could see the other 2 gig so i installed it to there. Unfortunately I couldnt

[newbie] Install problems - update

2001-06-21 Thread Gary
Hi all Just to let you know that I solved the problem (sticking at filesystem setup - the defrag problem..). It appears that Norton Speed disk was to 'blame'. I had forgotten that the default is to put rarely used files at the end of the disk. This of course does not show in Windows defrag.

[newbie] Install problems with 7.2

2001-02-06 Thread Gene Moreau
I've been trying to do a fresh install on 7.2 and been running into a problem with DiskDrake, but I'm not sure exactly. I have a disk with no partitions on it, so I tell diskdrake to do AutoAllocate. it seems happy with that. Says it's writes it to the disk. Select format all partitions. it

RE: [newbie] Install problems with 7.2

2001-02-06 Thread Bryant Morrison F47743C
PM To: Mandrake Newbie (E-mail) Subject: [newbie] Install problems with 7.2 I've been trying to do a fresh install on 7.2 and been running into a problem with DiskDrake, but I'm not sure exactly. I have a disk with no partitions on it, so I tell diskdrake to do AutoAllocate. it seems happy

RE: [newbie] Install problems with 7.2

2001-02-06 Thread Gene Moreau
that. just seems like it doesn't actually write the partion table to the drive when it says it is. -Original Message- From: Bryant Morrison F47743C [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: February 6, 2001 1:06 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [newbie] Install problems with 7.2 What kind

[newbie] Install Problems with V7.2 and SystemCommander 2000 V5.04

2001-01-22 Thread Stephen L LaBelle
Hello, I am attempting to multi-boot Windows 98, Windows 2000, and Mandrake 7.2 on an intel platform with System Commander. I have the Windows 98 and Windows 2000 boots installed and functional on the first harddrive HDA. The Windows 98 is there to house System Commander. Everything on that

Re: [newbie] Install Problems with V7.2 and SystemCommander 2000 V5.04

2001-01-22 Thread bascule
did you partition the rest into more than one partition i.e. /usr /home etc.? did you use reiserfs? i installed lm7.2 onto a machine and thoughtlessly forgot to deselect the reiserfs package on installation and only realised i had done this when using partition magic i noticed that i couldn't

RE: [newbie] Install Problems with V7.2 and SystemCommander 2000 V5.04

2001-01-22 Thread Charles A Edwards
, January 22, 2001 4:10 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] Install Problems with V7.2 and SystemCommander 2000 V5.04 Hello, I am attempting to multi-boot Windows 98, Windows 2000, and Mandrake 7.2 on an intel platform with System Commander. I have the Windows 98 and Windows 2000 boots

RE: [newbie] Install problems

2000-10-23 Thread Kelly, Christopher
October 20, 2000 9:40 PM Subject: RE: [newbie] Install problems The ATA/66 is on the board, no card. I have an ABIT BX6 II for my MoBo. Last night I got past the SCSI error and found this error at the HD detection phase of the install: "An error has occured- No valid devices were found on

Re: [Re: [newbie] Install problems]

2000-10-20 Thread Michael Scottaline
Dennis Myers [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does LM 7.1 fully support ATA66? I seem to remember something about 7.2 would but can't recall where or when, I'm getting old and crotchetty. Somebody know about ATA66? -- Dennis M. a registered Linux User #180842 = Yes it does

Re: [newbie] Install problems

2000-10-20 Thread Mark Weaver
I've got two ATA/66 HDD's hooked to system. Primary master and slave and they're working fine with Mandrake 7.1. That's all I run as a matter of fact. -- Mark /* I never worry about the to-jams. * Once I've stuck my foot in my mouth * it's already too late...just make sure *

Re: [newbie] Install problems

2000-10-20 Thread Mark Weaver
please disregard my previous post on this thread...I'm not totally with it this morning and while I thought I was responding to one thing I was thinking of something else. Not enough caffine in the blood-stream yet! -- Mark /* I never worry about the to-jams. * Once I've stuck my

RE: [newbie] Install problems

2000-10-20 Thread Kelly, Christopher
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Install problems If your ultra interface is a plug in card some of these look like SCSI cards to the software. I have a promise card which always detects as a SCSI controller. What is your motherboard and IDE interface etc?? Rod - Original Message

[newbie] Install Problems - MISSING HEADER

2000-10-20 Thread Joel B
Hey Everyone... I purchased Mandrake Linux 7.1 Deluxe which comes with the following CD's: Installation CD (x86) Applications CD (x86) 2nd Applications CD (x86) Extension CD (x86) etc... After telling Mandrake I have all of the above Cd's it starts installing fine until it gets to the 2nd

Re: [newbie] Install problems

2000-10-20 Thread Tom Brinkman
On Fri, 20 Oct 2000, you wrote: The ATA/66 is on the board, no card. I have an ABIT BX6 II for my MoBo. Last night I got past the SCSI error and found this error at the HD detection phase of the install: "An error has occured- No valid devices were found on which to create new

RE: [newbie] Install problems

2000-10-20 Thread Dodd Carlton J MSgt 726 ACS/CSG
, probably NOT the solution, but the reply might help me learn. -Carlton -Original Message- From: Tom Brinkman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, October 20, 2000 7:45 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Install problems On Fri, 20 Oct 2000, you wrote:

RE: [newbie] Install problems

2000-10-20 Thread Kelly, Christopher
: [newbie] Install problems I haven't even got my install going properly yet, so this may be WAY off base but: Is that 2GB you have left set as a partition (eg: using Fdisk), or just left as unallocated area? Wouldn't the system miss unallocated space (therefore the "No valid devices...&q

Re: [newbie] Install Problems - MISSING HEADER

2000-10-20 Thread Ronald J. Hall
Joel B wrote: Hey Everyone... I purchased Mandrake Linux 7.1 Deluxe which comes with the following CD's: Installation CD (x86) Applications CD (x86) 2nd Applications CD (x86) Extension CD (x86) etc... After telling Mandrake I have all of the above Cd's it starts installing fine

Re: [newbie] Install problems

2000-10-20 Thread GAPrichard
Dennise, After LM7.0 was installed I switched my drive up to ATA/66 mode and it worked just fine with Mandrake. I understand that there may be problems when installing and using /66 mode, and with Promise controller cards (which require a patch if I recall what I read in newbie

Re: [newbie] Install problems

2000-10-19 Thread Mark Weaver
Chris, It sounds to me like the install program is having a hard time with your SCSI card. You might try running the installation after removing the card. I have a feeling that it will install just fine after that. -- Mark /* I never worry about the to-jams. * Once I've stuck my

RE: [newbie] Install problems

2000-10-19 Thread Kelly, Christopher
But, I don't have a SCSI card. That's the whole problem. Whether I press yes or no, it stalls at that point in the installation. -Original Message- From: Mark Weaver [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2000 5:00 AM To: 'Newbie' Subject: Re: [newbie] Install problems

Re: [newbie] Install problems

2000-10-19 Thread John Rye
l, 2nd Edition, June 1972.) -Original Message- From: Mark Weaver [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2000 5:00 AM To: 'Newbie' Subject: Re: [newbie] Install problems Chris, It sounds to me like the install program is having a hard time with your SCSI card. Y

RE: [newbie] Install problems

2000-10-19 Thread Kelly, Christopher
I have one IDE drive hooked up to an Ultra ATA/66. Even if I select "no" at the prompt, it brings it back up...(sigh) -Original Message- From: John Rye [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2000 12:45 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Instal

Re: [newbie] Install problems

2000-10-19 Thread Rod Baxter
PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 20, 2000 3:38 AM Subject: RE: [newbie] Install problems I have one IDE drive hooked up to an Ultra ATA/66. Even if I select "no" at the prompt, it brings it back up...(sigh) -Original Message- From: John Rye [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECT

Re: [RE: [newbie] Install problems]

2000-10-19 Thread Altoine Barker
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Install problems "Kelly, Christopher" wrote: But, I don't have a SCSI card. That's the whole problem. Whether I press yes or no, it stalls at that point in the installation. Whoa - hang one here.. You don't have any SCSI cards? But -

Re: [newbie] Install problems

2000-10-19 Thread Dennis Myers
"Kelly, Christopher" wrote: I have one IDE drive hooked up to an Ultra ATA/66. Even if I select "no" at the prompt, it brings it back up...(sigh) Does LM 7.1 fully support ATA66? I seem to remember something about 7.2 would but can't recall where or when, I'm getting old and crotchetty.

Re: [newbie] Install problems

2000-10-19 Thread Rod Baxter
7.1 is supposed to support ultra66. But it depends on the chipset I think, and if its a plug in card or not. Rod - Original Message - From: "Dennis Myers" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 20, 2000 6:06 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Install problems

[newbie] Install problems

2000-10-18 Thread Kelly, Christopher
I have yet another question. Last night, I tried to add Linux MDK 7.1 to my computer. I have a 4gig HD and the first 2gigs are devoted to Winbloze. The second 2 are setup to take Linux. Here is my problem. I boot from the CD and start the 7.1 install. I pick the automated install and continue. It

[newbie] Install problems

2000-10-18 Thread Kelly, Christopher
I have yet another question. Last night, I tried to add Linux MDK 7.1 to my computer. I have a 4gig HD and the first 2gigs are devoted to Winbloze. The second 2 are setup to take Linux. Here is my problem. I boot from the CD and start the 7.1 install. I pick the automated install and continue. It

[newbie] Install problems

2000-10-18 Thread 006229
I have yet another question. Last night, I tried to add Linux MDK 7.1 to my computer. I have a 4gig HD and the first 2gigs are devoted to Winbloze. The second 2 are setup to take Linux. Here is my problem. I boot from the CD and start the 7.1 install. I pick the automated install and continue. It

[newbie] Install Problems!

2000-10-09 Thread Jerome Everall
Hi all, newbie here :) I recently got Mandrake 7.1 free with a magazine on a bootable CD. However, at some point during installation (it varies when) I get the error "Segmentation Fault: It appears that memory is missing as installation crashes", I then have to reboot. Any ideas as to what

Re: [newbie] Install Problems!

2000-10-09 Thread Paul
It was Oct 9, 2000, 10:27, when Jerome Everall keyboarded: Perhaps a long-shot, but check your BIOS and see if there is something like a setting switched on called MEMORY GAP. This often kicks a 1meg hole in memory. Paul I recently got Mandrake 7.1 free with a magazine on a bootable CD.

Re: [RE: [newbie] Install problems]

2000-08-15 Thread Jaguar
at I built myself a little while ago. I am running a 30X Mitsumi CD-ROM drive. Any suggestions? -Original Message- From: Robin Regennitter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, August 14, 2000 2:45 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Install problems Well, I purchased MD

[newbie] Install problems

2000-08-14 Thread Kelly, Christopher
Hi all, I recently installed MDKLinux 7.1 and when the install got to where it asks for the "Extensions CD", my cd-rom wouldn't open. So, I skipped it. Is there a way to install it after the fact? And, has anyone else experienced this problem? Thanks, Chris Kelly Registered Linux user 185775

Re: [newbie] Install problems

2000-08-14 Thread Robin Regennitter
beautifully. So my guess is that my old computer is too outdated for the MDKLinux 7.1. - Original Message - From: Kelly, Christopher [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Newbie' [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 14, 2000 11:14 AM Subject: [newbie] Install problems Hi all, I recently installed

[newbie] Install problems

2000-08-10 Thread Kelly, Christopher
I sent this once already but, I never saw it come up on the list...what's up with that? I just recently installed LM 7.1 and when it got to the part where it tells you to put the "Extensions" CD-ROM in the drive and hit ok, I can't open my drive. It won't open. Has this happened to anyone else?

[newbie] Install problems with both 7.0 and 7.1

2000-06-24 Thread aifusionextreme
While trying to install 7.0, it jams on the second stage install ( when the message is written on the screen). Complete lockout, even the off switch doesnt function which means the bios is jamed as well. With 7.1, this isnt an issue, but when it reaches the new "find PCMCIA devices"

Re: [[newbie] Install problems with both 7.0 and 7.1]

2000-06-24 Thread Jaguar
"aifusionextreme" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Attachment:  MIME Type: multipart/alternative - While trying to install 7.0, it jams on the second stage install ( when the message is written

Re: [newbie] Install Problems

2000-05-06 Thread quaylar
hmm..did u set the right monitor type ?...horizontal and vertical frequencies ?...i had to do it manually on mandrake 6.1..dont know whether 7.0 has already a utility to autoprobe it a good site for help on mandrake is www.mandrakeuser.org and (of course) www.linux-mandrake.com/en

Re: [newbie] Install problems on older machines?!?!

2000-05-04 Thread Seglar Killen
After a week and a half i have found out why my computer stalled during install: i loose the IRQ to my GOLDSTAR 8X atapi cdrom. why is it lost i dont know. When the packages start installing my cd just dies. I can eventually get it to work again by manually switching the power off and back

Re: SV: [newbie] Install problems on older machines?!?!

2000-05-02 Thread Fran Parker
Great. But it certainly doesn't answer your problem. :) Bambi Jimmi wrote: Do you have the 32 megs of RAM needed for Mandrake Linux? Bambi Yeah. I used to have 4*16 Mb but since i had two different types of ram the ramdrive crashed. i pulled two, and have two left = 32 Mb. Jimmi

SV: [newbie] Install problems on older machines?!?!

2000-05-02 Thread Jimmi
Do you have the 32 megs of RAM needed for Mandrake Linux? Bambi Yeah. I used to have 4*16 Mb but since i had two different types of ram the ramdrive crashed. i pulled two, and have two left = 32 Mb. Jimmi Wimmersjö wrote: I've been trying to install mandrake linux for over a week now.

[newbie] Install problems

2000-05-01 Thread Matthew Clegg
I have been trying (unsucessfully) to install Mandrake 6.5 for about a week now and still cannot get my display to work properly. At the end of the install process my card is correctly identified as an S3 Trio 32/64 PCI and my monitor type Mitsubishi Diamond Pro 15FS is on the list. When it

[newbie] Install problems on older machines?!?!

2000-05-01 Thread Jimmi Wimmersjö
I've been trying to install mandrake linux for over a week now. After removing half of my RAM (Different timing caused ramdrive crash) Changing my processor from CYRIX to AMD i still cant install it. When i boot from cd (GOLDSTAR 8X ATAPI cdrom) i get halfway through the install then DrakX

Re: [newbie] Install problems

2000-05-01 Thread poogle
I don't know 6.5, I've only installed 7.0, are you allowing software probing during the install, is so - don't. Have you tried configuring X using XF86Setup (case sensitive) after the install, might work if you select a standard svga install and then tweak it using XF86Setup afterwards On Mon,

Re: [newbie] Install problems on older machines?!?!

2000-05-01 Thread nodyak0
Have you set your PnP to DISABLE in the BIOS? That is what I had to do to have my install run AOK! don I thought I knew that I knew what I thought But now I know that what I thought I knew Isn't what I know I think I thought I knew.

SV: [newbie] Install problems on older machines?!?!

2000-05-01 Thread Jimmi
Have you set your PnP to DISABLE in the BIOS? That is what I had to do to have my install run AOK! Yeah i have.. still freezes /Jimmi On Mon, 1 May 2000 18:42:47 +0200 (MET DST) =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Jimmi_Wimmersj=F6?= [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I've been trying to install mandrake

Re: [newbie] Install problems on older machines?!?!

2000-05-01 Thread Fran Parker
Do you have the 32 megs of RAM needed for Mandrake Linux? Bambi Jimmi Wimmersjö wrote: I've been trying to install mandrake linux for over a week now. After removing half of my RAM (Different timing caused ramdrive crash) Changing my processor from CYRIX to AMD i still cant install it.

[newbie] Install problems with cdrom

2000-04-30 Thread Jimmi
Hi. I Having problems installing Mandrake from my cdrom. The installation runs fine until i get to library gclib (GNU clib) then my cdrom shutsdown(!) and the installation freezes. I have a goldstar 8X cdrom on a amd k6-2 200 mhz system. I hace tried the different install methods described on

Re: [newbie] Install Problems

2000-04-29 Thread Paul
On Sat, 22 Apr 2000, Matthew Clegg wrote: I'm completely new to Linux and am having difficulties with the Mandrake install program. When it gets to the point where it is supposed to test X no window appears and the install program does not go back to the previous step after a period of time as

Re: [newbie] Install Problems

2000-04-29 Thread Eric MC DECLERCK
Paul wrote: On Sat, 22 Apr 2000, Matthew Clegg wrote: I'm completely new to Linux and am having difficulties with the Mandrake install program. When it gets to the point where it is supposed to test X no window appears and the install program does not go back to the previous step after a

Re: [newbie] Install Problems

2000-04-29 Thread Po Yuen Kwok
with your monitor. Po Sydney, Australia -- From: Matthew Clegg [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] Install Problems Date: Sat, 22 Apr 2000 19:25:47 +1000 I'm completely new to Linux and am having difficulties with the Mandrake install program. When it gets to the point

Re: [newbie] install problems

2000-02-03 Thread Paul Derbyshire
Re: your concerns about needing to fumble with a floppy if you install Linux on a separate partition, don't worry. Mandrake installs a boot menu called "lilo" into the boot sector of your boot disk. Instead of the Windoze banner at startup,you'll see a boot prompt "lilo boot:" and can enter

Re: [newbie] install problems

2000-02-03 Thread M Thompson
C) LILO D) Ranish Partition Manager (http://www.users.intercom.com/~ranish/part/)-I use it to backup my MBR, but I don't use it as a boot manager. (freeware) HTH, Matt From: Paul Derbyshire [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] install problems

Re: [Re: [newbie] Install problems...]

1999-11-22 Thread Simon Norris
it a go! - Original Message - From: Jaguar [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, November 19, 1999 3:57 PM Subject: Re: [Re: [newbie] Install problems...] WOW...your desktop ( tower ) PC supports a LAPTOP IDE interface I am impressed. Jaguar "Simon Norris&qu

Re: [Re: [newbie] Install problems...]

1999-11-22 Thread Steve Philp
Simon Norris wrote: No, my Linux box is also a desktop, and it doesn't support ATAPI devices, which is why I do what I do! BTW, I have actually researched connectivity for my laptop IDE interface, apart from the size, my laptop IDE interface is the same as standard!! I'm tempted to wire

Re: [newbie] Install problems...

1999-11-20 Thread Benjamin Montgomery
: Thursday, November 18, 1999 2:48 PM Subject: [newbie] Install problems... I have a WinBook Laptop computer and I am trying to figure out how to install Mandrake RH6.0. I can not get the computer to recognize the CD-ROM drive. Here is what is going on... 1. I insert the removable floppy

[newbie] Install problems

1999-10-24 Thread Tagbo Ekwueme-Okoli
Hi, I had mandrake 6.0 running on my machine and I tried to install 6.1. I got a message with SIGSEGV(11) in it. The upgrade stopped and I couldn't boot my machine. Now when I tried to reinstall when I get to the part where the partitions are formatted the process stops and I get a message with

Re: [newbie] install problems 13.0gig

1999-07-20 Thread jsm
darkknight wrote: On Mon, 19 Jul 1999, jsm wrote: Well , I've been following this thread . I also have the same problem with a 4 gig HD . But I'm still confused . If I create a /boot partition , will the Mandrake install program install the kernel and LILO it it automatically ? And this

Re: [newbie] install problems 13.0gig

1999-07-19 Thread John Aldrich
] install problems 13.0gig After reading the docs, I decided to not use either LILO or Boot Magic. The reason being that my recently installed 13GB Maxtor drive uses a little driver that lives in the Master Boor Record (where LILO or BM would reside). Instead, I'm using LOADLIN which came

Re: [newbie] install problems 13.0gig

1999-07-19 Thread darkknight
On Mon, 19 Jul 1999, jsm wrote: Well , I've been following this thread . I also have the same problem with a 4 gig HD . But I'm still confused . If I create a /boot partition , will the Mandrake install program install the kernel and LILO it it automatically ? And this partition should be at

Re: [newbie] install problems 13.0gig

1999-07-18 Thread Michael R. Batchelor
Kernels have to be in the first 8.4 GB of a harddisk. (This is not a Linux bug, but a BIOS problem. Stuff like EZDrive won't help you either). [...] so why doesn't someone come up with a BIOS fix for this? (although you SHOULD be able to squeeze the kernel in the first 8.4G SOMEWHERE :-)) Or is

Re: [newbie] install problems 13.0gig

1999-07-17 Thread Rhichard Barth Family
Hello again "newbie Group" Well I've got a new one, I just got a 13.0 gig WD hard drive for free, I would like to use it all for Linux. I found that VMware uses it's own partition inside the Linux partition, better(or it's easier) than to use a second hard drive(Raw partition) The only thing is

Re: [newbie] install problems 13.0gig

1999-07-17 Thread Rhichard Barth Family
Hey Axalon ! Boy I'm always glad to get responses from you...(not that I'm mind the rest) So your saying: / boot = 20 meg / = a lot of harddrive then swap? swap Does LM know what to put in /boot if not, during the install what should I put in /boot? is this my mount point? does

Re: [newbie] install problems 13.0gig

1999-07-17 Thread Axalon
On Sat, 17 Jul 1999, Rhichard Barth Family wrote: Hey Axalon ! Boy I'm always glad to get responses from you...(not that I'm mind the rest) So your saying: / boot = 20 meg / = a lot of harddrive then swap? swap Does LM know what to put in /boot if not, during the

Re: [newbie] install problems 13.0gig

1999-07-17 Thread Rhichard Barth Family
Axalon wrote: On Sat, 17 Jul 1999, Rhichard Barth Family wrote: > Hey Axalon ! > Boy I'm always glad to get responses from you...(not that I'm mind the rest) > So your saying: > / boot = 20 meg > / = a lot of harddrive then swap? > swap > Does LM know what to put in /boot > if not,

Re: [newbie] install problems 13.0gig

1999-07-17 Thread Axalon
Heya, mind turning off the html your doubleing traffic.. On Sun, 18 Jul 1999, Rhichard Barth Family wrote: Axalon wrote: On Sat, 17 Jul 1999, Rhichard Barth Family wrote: Hey Axalon ! Boy I'm always glad to get responses from you...(not that I'm mind the rest) So your

Re: [newbie] install problems

1999-07-12 Thread dragonlady
e] install problems - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 1999 6:43 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] install problems Ok, I took your advise and installed it from scratch as opposed to 4win. Works fine with

Re: [newbie] install problems

1999-07-07 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
PM Subject: Re: [newbie] install problems - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 1999 10:17 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] install problems I did do the uninstall. It got rid of partitions and all, but it didn't get

Re: [newbie] install problems

1999-07-07 Thread John Aldrich
On Wed, 07 Jul 1999, you wrote: ok, I got that part fixed, but I still can't boot into line without the boot disk. I think I messed up lilo when I installed it. How do I run lilo from command line or Xwin? Try logging in as root and running lilo from the shell prompt. On my RH6.0 install it's

Re: [newbie] install problems

1999-07-06 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I did do the uninstall. It got rid of partitions and all, but it didn't get rid of the boot option. - Original Message - From: Manny Styles [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 1999 7:02 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] install problems - Original Message

Re: [newbie] install problems

1999-07-06 Thread Manny Styles
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 1999 10:17 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] install problems I did do the uninstall. It got rid of partitions and all, but it didn't get rid of the boot option. snip When you did

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