On Monday 09 December 2002 03:02 pm, Jones, Robert wrote: > XFDrake? I'm a brand-new-to-this-newbie... where the heck do I find > XFDrake? Note the cap letters; "XFdrake"
> Robert > > > ---------- > > From: ET > > Reply To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Monday, December 9, 2002 3:06 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [newbie] ML9 boots only in text mode > > > > <<File: message.footer>> > > > > 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.
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