Hi guys, new to the list.
Installed mandrake linux 7.1 perfectly using Automode install, the
X-Windows interface during the install worked fine, it recognized all my
hardware, but during the reboot progress it failed. I got something like,
"Start1 Start2" then it hung. I forget the actual words, but it hangs on
boot up and does nothing.
Tried booting from floppy so I could run and check the lilo.conf, but I
could not get the floppy boot to recognmize the CD-ROm during 'Recovery'
mode. So I never got a prompt. I used to use RH 5.1, but I am NOT an
expert user.
My hardware:
E-Machines Pentium II 333mhz
32 mb memory
2Gig HD
Partition does include /temp /usr and swap drives
CD-ROM IDE
NEC Monitor
Question:
What is wrong? Do I need to re-run LILO or look at my LILO.conf? In auto
install mode, I did not specify MBR or 1st drive as my boot method, does
it matter which I use? I usually use my 1st drive. I also tried to
install an old version of Redhat Linux before my Mandrake arrived, but it
also hung on re-boot. The system works fine with Win98 and Win2000, which
is how I polled the hardware to set up linux. I am NOT doing dual boot.
Hoping this is an easy solution.
Thanks, Michael
Michael Hatzakis, Jr MD
Assistant Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine
University of Washington Medical Center
Medical Director, Inpatient and Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs
Puget Sound Veterans Administration Health Care System
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
(206) 277-1792
(206) 764-2263 Fax
