Alan Shoemaker wrote: > mandrakeexpert incident 31664 forwarded to cooker. > > when replying, please cc this email address: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ----quoted text below---- > > Demmpw : 12/09 05:45 : Incident created > Hi, > I have been unable to install Mandrake 9.0 b1/b2/b3/b4 and > now RC1/RC2 on a > EPIA > Mini-ITX > mainboard from VIA. > > > > I have tried "recommended" and "Expert" installation but > with the same result. > > I get following error > "There was an error installing XFree86-4.2.0-25mdk.i586 go > on anyway" > > > The Mainboard runs 8.2 without any problems. > > Here are the Mainboard spec: > > VIA EPIA Mini-ITX > VIA C3 > VIA Apollo PLE133 North Bridge > ATA-100/66/33 > VIA VT8231 South Bridge > VIA AC-97 Audio Onboard > VIA 10/100 Ethernet LAN > VIA TV Out > PC1300/100 SDRAM > > I have tried different CD-Rom media incl. RW cd's. > I have used 3 different VIA EPIA mainboards and CD rom > drives but without > any luck. > > -----end quoted text-----
additional info from mandrakeexpert incident forwarded to cooker. when replying, please cc this email address:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ----quoted text below---- Demmpw : 01/10 04:50 : More info provided Mandrake 9.0 is now final and the problem still exists. I've tried installing from ftp, upgrading from 8.2 (which installs correctly), textmode and various other ways. The problem is the same: "There was an error installing packages: XFree86-4.2.1-3mdk.i586" (the version might have changed in 9.0 final). If I answer yes at "Go on any way" the installation continues, but later I get another error "An error occurred - mkinitrd failed". From here the installation loops between this error message and a dialog where I can add bootloader entries. Additional options tried: - Optimized and Failsafe settings in bios - Different Harddisk drives (small, large etc) If you need logs of the installation please let me know how to make these since I don't have a running system to get them from. A link to a howto or FAQ is fine. With the final release of 9.0 still not working, I am willing to send a motherboard to the developers if this can help. Please let know how procedures are for this. (If there are any.) -----end quoted text----- -- Alan
