Troubleshoot, troubleshoot, troubleshoot. For starters, try taking out your scsi card and tape drive and 2nd HD....get down to BARE MINIMUM. If it gets past the install then start adding parts till you find the piece it doesnt like. Also try updating your MB, i have same MB...A7V333. If that doesnt help then try another video card...what kind of video card do you have anyway? Mine is fine with ATI AIW 7500 and Diamond v770. Also check what is enabled in the bios, might disable everything you dont need...serial, parrallel, etc.
Rob >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of John Passaniti >> Sent: Saturday, February 08, 2003 10:56 PM >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Subject: RE: [newbie] Problem Installing Mandrake 9.0 on Asus A7V >> Motherboard >> >> >> Thanks for the reply, but it didn't help. As I wrote in my original >> message, I tried using the alternate boot images on floppies, but your >> suggestion of using the "alt1" and "alt2" images directly from the >> CD-ROM appears to be functionally equivalent. Both of these images >> result in largely the same thing-- the only difference being that >> instead of identifying the Promise controller (PDC20265), the boot >> messages give it a different name (presumably a more generic IDE >> controller). >> >> And yes, I forgot to mention it, but I do have the BIOS set to not >> assume a plug-and-play operating system. >> >> >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Marc Oestreicher >> > Sent: Saturday, February 08, 2003 11:15 PM >> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > Subject: Re: [newbie] Problem Installing Mandrake 9.0 on Asus >> > A7V Motherboard >> > >> > >> > On Saturday 08 February 2003 21:22, John Passaniti wrote: >> > > I am trying to install Mandrake 9.0 and I can't get very >> > far. I can >> > > boot from the CD-ROM and get the graphical screen telling >> > me to press >> > > F1 or Return. I press Return to start the graphical >> > installation, and >> > > as Linux is booting, the system hangs. >> > > >> > > My system's configuration: >> > > >> > > Asus A7V motherboard, 900 MHz Athlon, 256M of RAM >> > > Two hard drives on primary IDE (not Promise controller) >> > > One CD-ROM drive on secondary IDE (again, not Promise controller) >> > > Adaptec AHA-2930 controller with HP T20 tape backup unit >> > > >> > > Here are the messages I see prior to Linux hanging (I'm >> > retyping these >> > > from the screen, excuse any minor typos): >> > > >> > > ----- ----- ----- >> > > PDC20265: chipset version 2 >> > > PDC20265: not 100% native mode, will probe iqrs later >> > > ----- ----- ----- >> > > >> > > The system hangs at that point. Rarely, I see it add three more >> > > messages before it hangs: >> > > >> > > ----- ----- ----- >> > > PDC20265: (U)DMA burst bit DISABLED Primary PCI Mode >> > Secondary PCI Mode >> > > ide2: BM-DMA at 0x8000-0x8007, BIOS settings hde:pio, hdf:pio >> > > ide3: BM-DMA at 0x800e-0x800F, BIOS settings hdg:pio, hdh:DMA >> > > ----- ----- ----- >> > > >> > > The problem appears to be with the Promise controller on the >> > > motherboard. I have *nothing* connected to it (and I don't >> > intend to >> > > use it at all). I have flashed the motherboard with the >> > latest BIOS, >> > > and I have disabled the Promise controller-- well, at >> > disabled it as >> > > far as the BIOS goes. There doesn't seem to be any way to truly >> > > disable it. >> > > >> > > The kernel version of Linux that is shown on the screen as it boots >> > > is: >> > > >> > > Linux 2.4.19-16mdkBOOT >> > > >> > > I have also tried creating a boot floppy using the two alternate >> > > images provided for CD-ROM installation, and both also fail in the >> > > same way. >> > > >> > > I could probably install Mandrake Linux 9.0 without problems if I >> > > could somehow tell Linux to ignore the Promise controller >> > entirely. >> > > Are there any command-line flags that I could provide the >> > kernel that >> > > would make it ignore this device? >> > > >> > > Any help or suggestions people can provide will be much appreciated. >> > >> > I had a similar problem with a install of 9.0 a couple of >> > months ago. You >> > may want to try this . right after starting the machine with >> > the CD in the >> > cup holder press and hold F1 this should bring up a screen >> > where you can >> > choose to install 1 of 3 alternate kernals labeled OLT 0, OLT >> > 1 and OLT2 >> > they should say ALT in stead of OLT but the folks at mandrake >> > made a typo, >> > >> > Try each of the alternate kernals one at a time and see if >> > things go >> > better. Also make shure your BIOS is set for a non PNP OS. >> > >> > Hope this helps >> > Marc >> > >> > >> > >> >> >> >>
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