Re: [newbie] Installation Errors

2000-06-30 Thread Andreas B.
Well, first of all Mandrake 7.0 requires a Pentium Class CPU because it's code is optimized for Pentium instructions. In the case that you got the right version (for 486 which I'm not sure if it's out yet), then the problem is with your graphics card. I get problems with the display although I

Re: [newbie] Installation Errors

2000-06-30 Thread David Talbot
What is the hardware configuration on the machine? If your BIOS supports booting from CDROM, then that is your best bet. I personally have had more success with RedHat 6.1 on older systems. Mandrake is more built for modern systems. Fairly important: What graphics card are you using? -David Ta

[newbie] Installation Errors

2000-06-30 Thread Erik Nord
In need some help from all you experts.  First, I am very new to Linux.  I have been a UNIX/C/Java programmer for sometime.  I thought it was time to try out this Linux thing.    I took one of my old computers and I am trying to install Linux on it.  Here is the error I am getting.   in sec