>I already tried all possibilities with Mandrake, that's the point. I >run out of >ideas, so does Stew, he does not give me anymore feedback...I see many people >reporting the same problems as I observe with Mandrake.
I like Mandrake, especially on x86, and I'd really like to see it succeed, but I don't think that its stock kernel and default configurations work as well as YDL's on Old-World machines. Beginning with YDL 2.2, absolutely everything works, including sound and accelerated video (Rage 128 card), on my 7300, right out of the box. I still had to edit XF86Config-4 to use DRI, but that's understandably disabled by default. However, YDL 2.2 is also where the problem of Disk space begins, at least with the stock 2 GB drive that was in my 7300 at that time. A lot of people with Old-World machines on the YDL list began reporting failed installs at the time of the 2.2 release. I now have a 40 GB ATA 100 HD and Sonnet tempo ATA 100 card so this is no longer a problem on the 7300. I did not have this problem with YDL 2.1. Have you tried a smaller installation of YDL ? Again, what does the installer say when in fails in YDL ? It fails while installing packages or is it sooner than that ? MJF -- MaX-list is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> MaX-list info: <http://lowendmac.com/linux/max.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/max-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
