Jonathan Dlouhy wrote:
>
> ----- 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
Bad ISO file we got, maybe. My pet theory is that it might
be related to MMX cpu registers. Mine doesn't have
them--does yours?
PS. The person who gave me the disk (a member of our local
Linux group) installed it on his own machine--a notebook. He
said it installed with no problems. Hmmmmm....
--
Lloyd Osten
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
