I'm trying to install any version of Linux, but most recently I'm trying
to install an iso of Mandrake 7.0. I have been having problems installing
for the last couple of weeks, and this is the most common error I get when
trying to install or boot Mandrake:
"Unable to handle Kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address
0000002a"
"Kernel panic: attempt to kill the idle task"
I have tried a new hard drive, and new motherboard. I have even taken
the new hard drive and installed it in my windows box and was able to
install Mandrake 7.0, but when I reboot (while it is still in the windows
box) I get an "Primary HDD error" then I hit F1 to proceed and it tells me
I don't have the appropriate boot disk in. Why would I need a boot disk
to start an already installed Linux?
If I take that same HD and move it over to my future Linux box, I get the
error I first posted when starting up.
Thanks for any suggestions.
james
