I had probs with a Seagate ST36xxx Medalist drive: The installation would
bomb as soon as I started to install packages. Fixed by (a) moving cdrom
onto different IDE chain, so hard disk is on its own, or (b) stopped
oveclocking my Mboard.
Michael Moore wrote:
>
> 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
