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February 9th, 2003, 09:29 PM
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| Problem installing Mandrake 9
Hi all, I managed to download Mandrake 9 last night and burnt the ISOs to CD. Now I have a problem. When I try to install Linux, I inserted the CD and rebooted, I got to the first screen which says...
Choose (f1) for more options
or
Hit enter to install or upgrade Mandrake Linux
I hit enter, the progress bar goes full, the screen goes blank, my caps lock and num lock light start blinking...
And there it stays, blank screen, caps and num lock keeps blinking..... any suggestions?
Thanks!
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February 9th, 2003, 09:37 PM
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PC specs?
Did you check the md5sums on the ISOs? | |
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February 9th, 2003, 09:41 PM
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How do I check those, Kram?
Its a dual AMD MP1900
with 1.25 gb ram
GE4 ti4600 128 MB AGP
Geforce2 MX 64 MB PCI
Adaptec SCSI
Pioneer SCSI DVD
Yamaha SCSI CD burner
Iomega SCSI zip internal
Creative SB Live Platinum
WD 120 GB SE 8MB cache
2X Maxtor DiamondMax 80 GB
Sony 21 inch monitor
Viewsonic 19inch monitor
MS Natural Keyboard Pro
MS Intellimouse Explorer 3.0
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February 9th, 2003, 10:24 PM
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Found a related thread at Mandrake Club
Doesn't really help.. maybe I'll wait til they fix it...... =(
Last edited by goldenbuddha : February 9th, 2003 at 11:16 PM.
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February 10th, 2003, 07:10 AM
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Maybe try a different distro? Redhat is really easy... Instructions for checking md5sums. | |
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February 10th, 2003, 07:43 AM
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Thanks KraM, downloading RH now =) 5 disc.. this will take a while =) | |
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February 10th, 2003, 07:53 AM
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f7a093af34b8cbe1abc165213fea9deb - This is the number you should get when you check the .iso (edit: of the first Mandrake CD, ie the installation one)
More info here: Linuxiso.org | |
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February 10th, 2003, 07:55 AM
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| Quote: Originally posted by goldenbuddha
Thanks KraM, downloading RH now =) 5 disc.. this will take a while =) | Whoa, you only need the first 3... | |
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February 10th, 2003, 07:56 AM
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Ah ok =) I am doing a batch download, so erm.. in 16 hours it will be all done..hopefully =) | |
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February 10th, 2003, 08:01 AM
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hey goldenbuddha - like Kram says only the first 3 are needed for install - the last 2 are for customizing stuff once you are up and running - you can get them later if you need
when I say customizing they are typically srpms (source rpms for compiling yourself) and apps most users don't need
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