Hello. Sorry to trouble you all, but I've been having a terrible time trying
to install Linux 7.0 Complete on a new Gateway 750 Pentium III system. First
I'll list the details about my system:
Processor and Motherboard: Intel Pentium III, 800 MHz
128 MB Memory
30 GB 7200 RMP Ultra ATA66 Hard Drive
Ultra ATA 100 Controller for Windows
HD Controller: Intel 82371AB/EB PCI Master IDE Controller
Intel 82371AB/EB PCI to USB Universal Host Controller
This next thing, listed in my Windows system summary, struck me as odd,
because I'd don't have an SCSI device that I know of. Anyway, here goes:
SCSI Controllers: Win95-98 Promise Ultra100 IDE Controller (I thought
IDE
and SCSI were different?)
What happens is that after I set up a Linux partition using the
PartitionMagic utility that came with the package, then I set up dual boot
with BootMagic. So far so good. But then when I run the install program
from my CDROM, it gets to the point where it sets up, mounts and formats
the partitions. Here it says an error occurred, no valid devices could be
found on which to install filesystems, and it tells me to consult my
hardware. All I can do at this point is halt installation.
My boot partition is under the 1024th cylinder, so that's not the
problem. I went through a whole other nightmare getting that set up
properly, but that's a different story.....
Any help would be greatly appreciated. I've found lots of good information
on the Mandrake site, but nothing that addresses this problem directly (I
do with that Mandrake would stress this issue of the 1024th cylinder on in
the documentation, because with larger hard drives more and more people
will have to deal with this headache). MacMillan, which distributes
Mandrake in the United States, won't answer any of my requests for help,
even though I provided all of the information they requested and registered
as required. (Mandrake should consider dumping these losers, IMHO, and
finding someone who will push and support their product). My only hope is
the help of knowledgeable and experienced users.
I'd really like to try Linux, as I've wanted an alternative to Windows,
which I hate, for years. But I'm about to give up after all this frustration.
Thanks very much,
Brian Rourke
