I found the problem> I got bit by a windows "feature" when I got the patch.pl file to put onto a floppy. windows named the file patch.pl.txt. But unless you tell windows not to hide known extensions windows won't display .txt and everything looks okay. I believe there was a virus a while back the exploited this "feature". Jim K ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim K" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, June 02, 2002 10:40 PM Subject: [EUG-LUG:2816] Re: amd K6-3 and kernel 2.4.18
> Mandrake issued a notice and the problem was noted in a mandrake newsletter > and erratta for mandrake 8.2 with k6 and k6-2 processors with via and sis > chipsets. The workaround and variations on the workaround has not worked so > far. > Jim K > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mike O" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, June 02, 2002 9:16 PM > Subject: [EUG-LUG:2815] Re: amd K6-3 and kernel 2.4.18 > > > > I had a similar problem with my Athlon system (850 > > T-Bird CPU) with a VIA chipset motherboard. All my > > linux OS installs had troubles (RedHat, Mandrake, > > Sorceror, Slackware) until I tried something > > different. Normally everything would install OK but > > after reboot the system would crash or behave > > abnormally. Finally I tried something different. > > Reinstalled RedHat (7.2 at the time) and went back > > into "rescue" mode. Fired up lynx, downloaded a real > > kernel and recompiled (2.4.17 in this case). After all > > was said and done the machine rebooted perfectly and > > my file server has been a happy camper since. So the > > issue at hand may not be your CPU/motherboard combo > > but the way the OS treats it upon install. Of course > > this was just my experience and others may vary but if > > it helps, you're welcome. > > > > Mr O > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup > > http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com > > >
