trouble getting Linux installed

[Kevin Brown]

That might be part of the problem.  I've seen too many removable drive bays that
have intermitent contact which, while in windows may cause no problems, does
cause problems in linux.

Peter Martin wrote:
> 
> I should also add that I have a separate HDD ( I use a mobile rack to
> swap drives ) that runs that 98 stuff w/o problems.
> 
> Peter Martin 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.
> >
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