On Thursday 10 May 2001 16:04, you wrote:
> Chmouel Boudjnah wrote:
> > Elton Woo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > > ... so what do we do now? ... switch to
> > > Windows Me???
> >
> > you'll get the same corruption problems even with Windows.
> >
> > --
> > MandrakeSoft Inc http://www.chmouel.org
> > --Chmouel
>
> I am having the previously mentioned problems with installing from CDROM
> to HD, with my AMDK62 processor on a VIA motherboard. Why don't I have
> these problems with Windows, and why didn't I have these problems with
> previous Linux-Mandrakes? Why am I having these problems at all, if it's
> just with motherboards made for Athlons?
>
> --Rich
Its with a particular VIA 686a southbridge controller (which likely isnt on
your K6-2 motherboard)
The condition only occurs when two IDE drives on different chains are
enabled with UDMA mode, and attempt to transfer data between each other in
large amounts (100 megs or so)
what problems were you having in particular?
jason Marsh
