Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 08:58:57
From: "neil barnes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: 70CT bios question
>Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2001 23:39:14 -0700
>From: "venture" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Re: 70CT bios question
>
>Hi Robbert!
>
>Thanx for the response - I'm looking to install Mandrake. Wish me luck!
>
>Cheers!
>
>-warren
>
Mandrake installation from hard disk on the 50/70 will only work up to
version 7.1, and requires a floppy so you can start it in text mode.
Otherwise, though it will start from the hard disk, it will fail with a
memory error partway through the installation. Unfortunately, the text
install doesn't give the option of using the Reiserfs file system, which is
something of a pain, though I'm looking into that. Also, I never got the
sound working properly in 16 bits though it looks like Robbert may have a
solution there.
I successfully loaded M8.0 by putting the disk in a desktop and loading it
from there, then letting harddrake sort out the various hardware changes,
but it required (again) having a copy of the RPMs on the hard disk (to put
the missing files on from) and some hand editing of the XF86Config file -
for some reason, all the configure tools die horribly on the lib :)
Also, M8 is very slow if you're using the default KDE2.0 - it's a real
memory hog. M7.1 is the best combination I've found so far.
Neil
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