Linux Mandrake version 6.0 Power Pack
Installation CD in Panasonic PD Drive
AMD K6-2 on Shuttle HOT-591P with latest VIA BIOS patches installed
Processor Clocked at 3 x 100 MHz.
Jaton/Trident 875 AGP Video card
Yamaha Opl-3SAx generic sound card
64 Mb SDRAM PC100.
Seagate ST38641 HDD (Note: Has more than 1024 cylinders )
System was reliably running Windows98 and L-M 5.3 in a dual-boot
configuration
Reached Second Stage Install after booting from CD--When SERVER was
selected, it froze
Restart--Same point reached--When WORKSTATION was selected., it froze
Restart--Same point Reached--CUSTOM got to the Disk Druid/fdisk/Done
screen. Both Disk Druid and fdisk froze.
Restart, now with L-M 5.3 Boot disk. Used fdisk to set up the
partitions as I wanted them, then back to L-M 6.0
Restart--Same point reached, but now I chose "Done". Installation
froze.
Restart--Now new CD, a plain vanilla 36X proven with LM 6.0 installation
on another system. Results unchanged.
Restart--Now using an IBM TravelStar 3.0 Gb 2.5" HDD--worked all through
the installation!!!
Restart--Now with IBM DTTA 351010 10Gb HDD, also with more than 1024
cylinders. Worked again to perfection.
anyone? ideas? flames? offers to buy a Seagate Drive for $1 US?
Michael Moore
