I originally posted this to newbie but I haven't gotten any response so maybe it's for the experts... Thanks, G --- Big G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2001 12:06:20 -0800 (PST) > From: Big G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: 7.1 -> 7.2 upgrade hangs at stage 1 on > reboot > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Hello all, > > I had a working Mandrake 7.1 installation on an > older > Dell XPS200 Pentium Pro system using SCSI disks and > ReiserFS. > > The 2 CD upgrade to 7.2 seemed to go fine (although > it > took hours) then it was time to reboot. I removed > the > CD, rebooted, my SCSI stuff was detected, "stage 1" > (from Grub, I believe) prints to the screen, and > there > it sits. I've left it at that point overnight and > nothing else happened so it is definately hung. One > might say, "well hung". > > I restarted the install, got to the point that my > disks were mounted and checked out etc/boot/. > Everything appeared to be pointed to the right disks > and so forth, but that was my first time in that > directory so I could have missed something. > > What's up? The archives haven't revealed anything > to > me. It's bad enough my primary workstation is a > PPro > 200, but at least it worked. Oh the humanity... > > TIA, > -G > > __________________________________________________ > Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail - > only $35 > a year! http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ > __________________________________________________ Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail - only $35 a year! http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/
