https://qa.mandrakesoft.com/show_bug.cgi?id=569
Product: Installation
Component: stage1
Summary: Installation freeze on Packard Bell iXtreme AMD 2000+
Version: 1.759
Platform: PC
OS/Version: All
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: normal
Priority: P2
AssignedTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
ReportedBy: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi, I have a Packard Bell iXtreme with:-
Explorer A (MS65-11) MB using the Via KM133A Chipset (Via VT8365A Northbridge
and Via VT686B Southbridge controllers).
AMD Athlon 2000+
256MB Ram
nVidia GForce 2 MX400
Blank Seagate IDE 40Gb disk
Pioneer DVD
CDRW
Intel 10/100 Nic.
USB Keyboard and Mouse
I am trying to install either LM8.2 (boxed set) or LM9.0 (downloaded Checksums
OK).
Following the manual I setup my BIOS and then booted off the CD. I then got to
the splash screen, pressed <enter> and the PC locks up. Nothing happens, blank
screen, I cannot CTRL-ALT-DEL, I have to cold boot to recover.
I tried the TEXT install and got: -
Loading CDROM.RDZ...........
Loading VMLINUZ...........Ready
Uncompressing Linux...OK, Booting Kernel
And then another lockup.
I have tried many options from the <F1> screen such as nopentium, ide=nodma,
noauto, mem=nopentium, nobiospnp, etc... none help. I tried the Patch.pl file
for the K6 processor on the advice of the ESupport site and still no joy. I
don't think the kernel is booting to the point where it can see the floppy.
I have posted on Esupport and Mandrakeuser forums and no one can help, I have
tried several different boot images but still no joy.
I tried the ALT1 ALT2 kernels and after the install (no mouse in ALT1, no
Keybaord in ALT2) and re-boot the PC locks up again. Most of the hardware is
listed as <unknown> in the hardware screen (I clicked on the button on the
harddrive selection screen)
I don't think the boot kernel likes my PC. I also tried Redhat linux 8.0 and
got the same problem.
Any ideas?
Thanks
Paul.
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