Can't install Mandrake system freezes HELP ME PLEASE

ToonTownClown · 02-06-2003, 10:34 PM

I can't seem to install Linux Mandrake on my PC. It has a AMD 2100+ XP CPU, 2 sticks of 512 ddr ram, an ATI Radeon video card, 60 G HD, a CD-Rom/DVD combo drive cdrom is 32x10x40 and dvd is 16x. My mother board is a LeadTech WinFast K7 ncr 18D which has onboard ethernet, and audio. My problem is when I go to install any kind of Mandrake system with a boot disk or CD, my screen goes black and mouse dies and the entire system freezes. I have to reset everytime. I've also tried to boot the disk in W2K server thats on my PC and the same thing happens. My rotten machine freezes up and I have to restart the machine. PLEASE HELP!!

TigerOC · 02-07-2003, 01:46 AM

Have you tried the verbose install? That should give an indication of the error encountered. I had this problem as well and it was because APIC was disabled in the BIOS settings so check that APIC is enabled.

ToonTownClown · 02-07-2003, 06:06 PM

I check the APIC and its enabled. What is verbose install?

Nu-Bee · 02-07-2003, 06:30 PM

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Originally posted by ToonTownClown
I check the APIC and its enabled. What is verbose install?

At the first screen hit F1 and type "text" at the prompt.

It's not even too difficult if you choose "expert"....there's plenty of helps.

Good luck...

peter72 · 02-07-2003, 07:47 PM

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I've also tried to boot the disk in W2K server thats on my PC and the same thing happens.

I don't get this one. Did you try a win2k install on the same machine, or did you try a mandrake install on a machine already running win2k?

Where did you get the disks, downloaded iso, or pre-packaged? If it is a downloaded one burnt to a cd-r then the iso may have been corrupted during download. Your will have to redownload. Make sure you check the md5sum to verify the iso is good.

If you tried a win2k disk in the same machine, it is probable a hardware problem.

ToonTownClown · 02-08-2003, 02:39 PM

[QUOTE]Originally posted by peter72
[B]I don't get this one. Did you try a win2k install on the same machine, or did you try a mandrake install on a machine already running win2k?

ToonTownClown · 02-08-2003, 02:44 PM

I have W2K already on my machine and now I want Mandrake on a seperate partition my PC. The problem is my machine dies "freezes up" whenever I start the installation proccess.
But last night I was able to install RedHAT without any problems. Now I'm not sure if I should even try to install mandrake. I've been told that mandrake is more user friendly then red hat. Can a person run Mandrake and RedHat from the same kernel and if yes then how is it done??

nakkaya · 02-08-2003, 06:45 PM

no you should install them on separet drives but i have used both of them if you are going to use kde or gnome there is no diffrence between redhat and mandrake by the way redhat gives more control over the system i mean if you are going to use their own setup tools. otherwise every one has control and one more thing if you want user friendly os try lycoris linux it is very similar to windows and you can download it from www.linuxiso.org or www.lycoris.com

ToonTownClown · 02-09-2003, 03:56 PM

Ok now I have red hat on. It seems unstable and sometimes at startup it crashes. Then I cant get access to windows or anything. How do I wipeout linux. Whenever ieverything is working well at startup I have a choice to boot to DOS (W2K) or linux red hat but when red hat has problems I can't do anything.

ToonTownClown · 02-09-2003, 03:59 PM

Also I'm so new to linux that I'm not even sure how to dowload softwae and run it. Help ME

Electro · 02-10-2003, 12:07 AM

Some Linux software are rpm files. The most of the programs are compressed source code. For novice users, try finding RPM files. A good site is rpmfind.com . Then do a test install to see if the program needs other programs or RPM files. If the test goes well then install the RPM file. RPM files doesn't give you a lot of control of how the program works in your computer.

To download distributions of LINUX. Find links to ISO images for either i386, i486, i586, or i686. ToonTownClown, for your computer download an i686 image. After all your downloads are completed, download an md5sum program such as fsum from SlavaSoft. Run the md5sum against your ISO images for any errors. Next record the images on to 700 MB discs at the lowest speed your drive can handle. IDE CD-R/W drives adds distortion when they increase in speed.

AMD processors are prone to overheat under LINUX. Make sure your heatsink dissipates more than enough heat. Also check your graphics card heat index. Change AGP speed to 2X and set all motherboard settings to non aggressive settings.

ToonTownClown, LINUX doesn't work the way Windows does. If LINUX is crashing, you can easily edit a few config files instead of using utilities to edit binary junk all day in Windows. Config files in LINUX are text.

Below are links for more information on LINUX
http://www.justlinux.com
http://www.tldp.org