If all else fails, maybe you could try the text install? i cant remember
how to do this, can anyone else?
-- Jamie
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>From: Paul[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
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>Sent: 21 August 2001 00:22
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>Subject: Re: [newbie] Install lockup problem reposted
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>It was Mon, 20 Aug 2001 09:55:33 -0700 when Tim Barnard wrote:
>
>Is PnP OS enabled in your BIOS? This is something that often messes things
>up.
>If so, disable it and see if that helps.
>Also see if the system is installed for optimal use. Best to set it to more
>conservative values and see if that does some good also.
>Good luck!
>Paul
>
>>I recently purchased an A-Bit mobo (KT7A) along with a 1.2GHz AMD and 512MB.
>>I performed an LM 8.0 install using the "Recommended" selection and at the
>>point near the end of the install when it configures XWindows the system
>>locks up hard. By which I mean the mouse ceases to respond, no keys work, I
>>can't switch to different consoles (Ctrl-Alt-F<n>), etc. I thought maybe it
>>was the graphics card (S3 Trio3D/2X, a fairly new, low cost 3D
>>Graphics/video accelerator card), so I replaced it with a known working
>>card, to no avail. I then tried a known working PCI graphics card (name/mfg
>>escapes me at the moment) and experienced the same problem.
>
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