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Old 03-26-2004, 07:22 PM   #1
Theophylact
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Can't boot into Mandrake 8.1


I'm installing Mandrake 8.1 on a Gateway AMD 600 (slot A). Installation goes fine, but when I reboot it hangs up at the splash screen ("Welcome" in a thousand tongues). I've used two different hard drives -- the original 20 GB Quantum Fireball, and a brand-new WD 120 GB drive.

What's wrong? Knoppix boots just fine from CD.
 
Old 03-27-2004, 12:33 AM   #2
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maybe you need to put LBA32 option in LILO conf
It's something to do with Block Addressing or what on your hdd

Just try and find out
 
Old 03-27-2004, 12:39 AM   #3
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How much ram do you have?

I had a similar problem once; I boosted my ram from 128 to 512, and the problem never occured again.

Now, I'm not saying that this was what solved my problem, but... well I thought I'd just mention it
 
  


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