----- Original Message -----
From: John Knopp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 1999 10:01 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] installing 6.0
> On Tue, 22 Jun 1999, Lloyd O. wrote:
> > "Lyndon Lininger Sr." wrote:
> > >
> > > Help I've tried upgrading from mandrake 5.3, clean installing 6.0 and
still
> > > can't get it to work. I got the cd from cheapbytes. Everything seems
to
> > > install correctly, but when it re-boots I have nothing but problems.
>
> <snip>
>
> > I have EXACTLY the same problem. I've tried to install
> > Mandrake 6 probably 15 times, ad I've been very fortunate if
> > I even got it to boot.
> > Maybe you could provide your hardware specifics?
>
> Hi guys,
>
> I hate to add a "me too" but I have to. I installed 6.0 (from the
Cheapbytes
> CD) and thought all was well until I left the machine for a few hours and
upon
> my return the box was locked up, a la Windows 9x. After a few aborted
fscks 6.0
> was running again only to suffer the same failure an hour later.
>
> Venus reminds me too much of my MS beta-testing days <shudder> and should
be
> considered beta software.... YMMV (but probably won't!)
>
> John Knopp
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> (Back to Festen and enjoying life again!)
I installed Venus from a CD I burned myself from the .iso file. I tried
doing an upgrade over 5.3 but that wasn't much of a success. When I did a
clean install I had no problems at all. In fact, some things are better.
I've gotten my SB AWE64 Gold to work without having to use the OSS drivers
that I had bought for version 5.3. Perhaps there is something amiss with
those CDs?
Peace,
Jonathan Dlouhy
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