Dwight,
Getting the prompt is unusual, but sounds like a good thing. I think
you want to try runlevel 5 -- that's multiuser with X. If that doesn't
work try runlevel 3 -- that's multiuser without X (IIRC).
Good luck -- hope it comes up OK.
Randy Kramer
Dwight Follick wrote:
> I tried installing Mandrake 8.0 again. (btw - I tried 7.2 last time prior to
> 8.0 and had practically the same problems)
>
> When I try the Recommended (not Expert) install, all goes well until it
> automatically attempts to test my SiS 630 card, then it halts...
> When I try the Expert Install, all goes well until after it's finished
> installing all the packages of my choosing, but then shortly after that I
> get two errors:
>
> "An Error Occurred
> idconfig failed."
>
> "An Error Occurred
> no hdlists found."
>
> (note that when I do the partitioning, I just choose the wizard and have it
> format a Linux partition I had already made for it before)
>
> So I get those 2 stupid errors and I can't do nothing at all...
>
> So, what I did, was try the Recommended Install and all goes well and when
> it comes up to the confirmation part (with the printer install option) I go
> back and switch to advanced mode.
>
> Then it lets me have more control over configuring X.
>
> So I choose 800x600 with 16bits (Which I know works with Windows) and I
> choose NOT to run the test.
> Then I have it automatically load into KDE and then my computer restarts.
>
> But when it tries to boot into Linux, it comes up at the end and says:
>
> Enter RunLevel:
>
> I have NO idea what that means so I entered '1' and it says something like
> there's no processes running on that level or something...
>
> Eye is clueless...
>
> Help wood be appreciated...
>
> ------Original Message------
> From: Randy Kramer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: Dwight Follick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: May 17, 2001 11:31:07 AM GMT
> Subject: Re: [newbie] Installation Error
>
> Dwight,
>
> I had problems with an SiS 730/630 on board video chipset, similar but
> not quite the same. I eventually loaded Mandrake 7.2 (with
> MandrakeFreq) instead, at least for the time being, but these are some
> possibilities you might try. (IIRC, in Mandrake 8.0 it gave me a
> message like "can't <do something> with <argument = 0>", which led me to
> believe that the "database" of video cards did not have an entry for
> whatever the video chip was reporting as its identity, maybe SiS
> 730/630, or whatever. Similarly (again IIRC), in MandrakeFreq, the
> installation froze if I tested video during the install -- I chose text
> mode install and said no to the video test.)
>
> Aside: When I visited the X site, it was unclear to me whether XFree
> 4.0.3 supported the 630 or not. IIRC, it is specifically mentioned for
> 3.3.6 and 4.0.2 but not for 4.0.3. (And, IIUC, the SiS 730 is sort of a
> different chip set that implements the same thing as the SiS 630.)
>
> Even though the Mandrake 8.0 installation hung during the video test,
> the machine actually booted afterwards (without X, i.e., in one of the
> console modes). If it does, you could try to configure X "manually",
> using Xconfigurator or xf86config. (I made only a halfhearted attempt
> at this because I had very little idea what I was doing.)
>
> Does it freeze before or after it gives you the opportunity to
> choose/confirm your video card? (IIRC, it will give you an opportunity
> to choose or confirm your video card if you're in expert mode). If you
> get the chance to choose/confirm, choose one of the standard drivers,
> like SVGA or the "framebuffer", instead of the SiS 630. (Not sure how
> they are labeled.)
>
> Another thing you could try (and which worked for me during the Mandrake
> 7.2 install) is to use the text mode install (press <F1> early in the
> install sequence as the CD first loads, read the screen that appears,
> and type something like "text"). Then configure X but do not test it --
> just finish the install and boot up. (I think it was on Mandrake 7.2
> with the MandrakeFreq update that this worked.)
>
> Similarly, try the regular install and skip the test -- just complete
> the install, including configuring X but without testing the video and
> then boot.
>
> If you have the opportunity during the install, choose XFree 3.3.6
> instead of 4.0.3. (During most of my attempts at installing, I was
> presented with the choice of XFree 3.3.6 with or without experimental 3D
> support -- 4.0.3 was not a choice.)
>
> I'm sorry I can not be more helpful. Hopefully someone else will chip
> in with better or more definite suggestions. If you do get it working,
> please let me know how, maybe it will help me next time I try
> upgrading. (And let me know more about your motherboard -- is the SiS
> 630 onboard or is on a card?)
>
> Good luck,
> Randy Kramer
>
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