trouble getting Linux installed

[Rod Roark]

I gave up on the Trio 3D a while back, too many problems.  Dunno about
the modem, check http://www.o2.net/~gromitkc/winmodem.html.  OSSFree
support for SB Live is questionable, ALSA is better.  From what you're
describing there may also be a hardware failure somewhere, and if you
ever get things running you should do a few kernel compiles to wring it
out.

Good luck...

-- Rod
   http://www.sunsetsystems.com/

On Sun, 30 Jul 2000, you wrote:
> I thought I was a bit more knowledgable, but humble pie again!
> 
> The system: AMD 500 K-6 w/128MB, Lan Express lan card (unsupported from
> what I can tell, need to get another), SB Live, Modem Blaster PCI, S3
> Trio3D AGP w/8MB, dedicated 13GB HDD, floppy, CDROM and a Digiview 17"
> monitor.
> 
> In trying to load up RH Linux 6.1 that was included in Osborne's "Linux
> Administration, A beginner's guide", it seems to go all the way thru
> except at the end of the install it says to hit 'RETURN' and it will
> re-boot. It doesn't and I hit the reset. The Xconfigurator doesn't see
> the AGP card and I can't startx. I am able to use regular mode. I also
> tried Storm, and Mandrake 7.1 from the Aug/Sept issue of Maximum Linux.
> 
> It also seems that too many file systems are bad too. I.E, of the 13GB,
> / = 512MB; /usr = 4GB; /var = /tmp = 2GB ea, swap = 128MB and /home =
> the rest seems to make it but when I tried to also use /boot, /usr1,
> /usr2 I got errors on the re-boot.
> 
> Mandrake 7.1 seems to be real good, but I couldn't get the monitor
> settings setup, even tho the graphical setup looked real good.
> 
> I've spent most of this fine sunday messing with it. Also tried to use
> RH 5 and upgrade to the 6.1 disc but no go. Storm was worse. 
> 
> I really liked the Mandrake since it had support for the HP 1000C
> printer and also the S3 AGP card, it's just the monitor.
> 
> Anything helpful?
> 
> Thanks much in advance and hope to meet some of you at the next meeting.