Mandrake v7.2 hangs

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Author: Donn Shumway
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Subject: Mandrake v7.2 hangs
I talked to him about the possibility of bad RAM, so he replaced it with a 64Mb DIMM that was known
good in another machine. He tried the install again and it still hung.


Regards,
Donn Shumway

"Once the 'what' is decided, the 'how' always follows. We must not make the 'how' an excuse for not
facing and accepting the 'what.'"
-- Pearl S. Buck




Brian Cluff wrote:
>Hmmm, usually when I get lockups on trying to install mandrake its because
>the kernel isn't detecting the proper amount of ram. I don't see why they
>would be a problem with you.. thats a very nice motherboard (Unless its got
>some bad ram on it). You can try and for the board to detect the correct
>amount of ram or maybe even less.
>at the prompt
>linux mem=128M


>You will probably have to hit f1 to get the prompt.


>You can also try text mode to see is the x server is locking the machine up.
>Just type text at the prompt to get that.


>Can't think of anything else.... definatly check to see if you have bad ram
>though.


>Brian Cluff

----- Original Message -----

>> My brother is attempting to install Mandrake v7.2 on a new home built PC

and the install hangs right
>> after choosing 'Install'. The machine will boot with a DOS boot disk, all

cable/card connections
>> have been tested and work properly. The disk is from the 'Complete'

package sold in the stores, not
>> burned from a downloaded ISO.
>>
>> The machine is an MSI K7T (Via KT-133 chipset), running a Duron 700, 128Mb

RAM, 30Gb WD HD using
>> ATA-66 cable connection. Anyway, something in the back of my mind tells me

that there may be two
>> problems. If I recall correctly, the initial released disks for 7.2 did

not have the same contents
>> as the downloaded ISO's. Second, it seems to me that there is a problem

with the Via KT-133 chipset
>> and Mandrake v7.x install that needs an update. Do any of these vague

recollections of mine sound
>> familiar as the potential problem with his install? Should I burn him a

copy of my downloaded
>> install disks? Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>> (P.S. Please forgive the Lotus Notes header garbage)
>>
>> Regards,
>> Donn Shumway
>>
>> "Once the 'what' is decided, the 'how' always follows. We must not make

the 'how' an excuse for not
>> facing and accepting the 'what.'"
>> -- Pearl S. Buck
>>
>>
>>
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