Mandrake problem with 1GB RAM
 

Hi! I have a problem with mandrake 9.1
I tried to install then , it just boot ,I press to install,and nothing happends.
I make a boot disk with fix/update (3w.netikka.net/tmb/9.1/) and then the installation completed.But after reboot in the main menu to choose (linux,linux enterprise,windows) only the windows works, all the others no :-)
I have GA-7N400 Pro2
AMD 2600+
1GB RAM
ATI 9200


PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!!!!!!!

Quote from Mandrake 9.1 errata page -

Error scenario: Booting the installer, a machine with a lot of memory (1GB or more) hangs with flashing caps/scroll lock LEDs (Bugzilla #3198).
Why: It seems as though there is framebuffer trouble with certain video cards on machines with a high amount of memory.
Solution: At the installer splash screen when you first boot off the CD or floppy disks, press F1 and type "linux vga=0".

Hope that sorts you out.

The problem now is not with the installation (with the fix\update i found in http://www.netikka.net/tmb/9.1/ this page) but when i'm going to start linux!

I have an Epox 8RDA+ motherboard, MSI TI4200 video, 1Gb RAM, AMD XP2500+, dual-boot (Linux Mandrake 9.1/W2k), DVD-ROM, Yamaha CD-RW and 6-way flash card reader. I ended up installing Mandrake 9.1 with only 512M RAM initially. After I had done all the updates, I installed the second 512M stick and everything seems to work smoothly. I had a hell of a time doing the install with the 1G installed.

I had tried all the other install messages, but none work for me.

Hope this helps.

Dave