Yeah, I met same problem before. :)
On Thu, 31 Aug 2000, Keith Kelly wrote:
> I'm having a problem with Mandrake 7.1's HardDrake configurator.
>
> When I launch the tool, it asks me to either detect or skip ISA device
> detection. If I choose "detect", the tool begins the ISA detection and then
> locks my machine cold--only way out is a hard reboot. If I choose "skip",
> the tool begins PCI detection and then locks my machine cold--only way out
> is a hard reboot.
>
> I know that none of my devices are conflicting because the device managers
> in WinMe, Win2k, and BeOS never report conflicts and all of my devices work
> fine under those systems. I know that this isn't an issue with Linux trying
> to configure the devices via PnP, because I have my BIOS set to do the PnP
> configuration and to tell the OS not to configure PnP devices itself.
>
> I've also been able to configure some of my devices by hand the
> old-fashioned way--by following the HOWTOs--and that has proven successful
> where HardDrake has been of no use to me at all.
>
> So, two questions:
>
> (1) Has anyone else had this problem with HardDrake locking up the
> machine?
>
> (2) Does anyone know how to fix it or have any ideas for me to try?
>
>
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