http://qa.mandrakesoft.com/show_bug.cgi?id=3847
------- Additional Comments From [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2003-08-09 17:59 ------- Does this mean that there are installable ISOs or that one has to have an already working install to be able to install anything? Or, more simply, is it now installable on a flat machine? -- Configure bugmail: http://qa.mandrakesoft.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is. ------- Reminder: ------- assigned_to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] status: RESOLVED creation_date: description: Attempting to install Mandrake Linux 9.1 fails on most obvious paths: 1) Boot from CD1. <Enter>. Black screen and hang. 2) Boot from CD2. <Enter>. Black screen and hang. 3) Boot from CD1: text: loads kernel image. "Ready." and hang. vgahi: loads kernel image. "Ready." and hang. vgalo: loads kernel image. "Ready." and hang. linux: loads kernel image. "Ready." and hang. alt1: loads kernel image. "Ready." and hang. 4) All of items under #3, with option "mem=800M". 5) All of items under #3, with option "mem=200M". 6) Boot from floppy, repeat #3, #4, and #5. I wasn't able to try booting from floppy intending to install from HD since the instructions for doing so appear to have been well hidden. Hardware: Gigabyte GA-7VRXP (rev. 1.0, BIOS F11) AMD Athlon XP 1800+ 2 x 512MB DDR/266 ECC SDRAM DIMMs MSI GF4 Ti 4800, 8xAGP, 128MB Adaptec AHA-2940UW Pioneer DVD-305S Pioneer DVR-104 [other SCSI devices] SB Audigy Platinum CDs's MD5 ckecksums are correct.
