XFDrake? I'm a brand-new-to-this-newbie... where the heck do I find XFDrake?
Robert
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Subject: Re: [newbie] ML9 boots only in text mode
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On Monday 09 December 2002 10:23 am, Jones, Robert wrote:
> I've gone through hell to get ML9 installed on a 4.5GB hard drive I had
> going spare.
>
> Tried it first on a Pentium I 90Mhz with 64MB RAM using every floppy disk
> image in the book... no dice.
>
> Then tried it on a Pentium II 266MhZ with 256MB RAM using every floppy
> image in the book... no dice.
>
> Third try was on a Pentium 4 1.6GhZ with 512MB DDR RAM using the CD-ROM
> image... beautiful install first time. Booted no problem; I played with it
> for a few minutes then shut it down no problem.
>
> Here's the problem: the P4 is my everyday machine running WinXP and isn't
> the machine I want Linux installed on. So, I removed the 4.5GB hard drive
> with the fresh ML9 install, returned my WinXP to its regular config for
> everyday use, and installed the Linux hard drive in my Pentium II (see
> above). This machine boots, but it only boots into text mode... I don't get
> a GUI of any kind.
>
> My thinking is that the Linux config is expecting a P4 and all the hardware
> that was on that machine. Is there any way I can reconfigure the Linux
> setup WITHOUT having to reinstall it (since I already know it won't install
> on the PII machine)???
>
> ANY help is appreciated!
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Robert
it is not the p4, but the video chipset, and the MOBO chipset. try running
XFdrake.
