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Guys..... After lots of ditro that I've tried I installed Fedora Core 5 Test3. Its look like this release in working on my machine and can handle both the on board LAN and the sound card. The only problem is the the mouse is "jumping", meaning when you use it it doesn't move smoothly. I am running a full update with yum hopefully that bug was solved. The official release will be published on March 15 then I will stick with Core 5. As for the SATA support I did not checked it yet. Yum in still running :) Thank you guys.

Thanks... Its possible the Mandriva Powerpack will be able to handle that machine. Is there any different between the free CDs and the powerpack ?

Hello guys.... I am back. So, I've installed the 32bit version and I am still getting the same problems. I was advised by one of the Linux users that had the same problems with one of his machines to try and to install Suse distro. He found that Suse support a variety of drivers. I would like to ask your opinion about Suse. I have a good experience with Novell back in the days that Microsoft did not came yet with NT. But what is the main advantage/disadvantage of Suse. I know this is Mandriva forum, but I would like to hear Mandriva users to be able to compare. I've notice that Suse use 2.6.13 comparing to 2.6.12 that Mandriva is using. Thanks.

Hello guys.... I am laying on the couch in my hotel room, few miles away.... Call me addict, but before I left my home office I tried to install the Mandriva 32bit. I think that the problem still exist there. I will need to check it again, but I am 99% that the problem is still exist there. I've noticed that Fedora Core 5 is about to be released on March 15. It use 2.6.14 kernel. If I will not find a solution I will probably wait for it though I can try the test2. Then I was thinking..... How I can install Linux only. Meaning, I would like to have Linux with KDE, apache and MySQL. I don't see any problem to install KDE and the rest of the list, but can someone guide me how I get to the point that I am able to install it. Basically what I am asking it how to install naked Linux. Is there any source that I can download "naked" Linux with a specific kernel release? Can you recommend about a good guide? Thank you

It might sound silly.... Is it possible to install a distribution upon a specific kernel version ? For example, to install Mandriva upon 2.6.15 kernel. After all if you are using a higher kernel version then all the packages that based on a previous version should work properly, isnt ? If this kind of architecture exist then how I can use it. If its not then I think this is something that need to be consider.

Currently I don't see much choice. I am downloading the Mandriva 2006 32bit. I hope that I will be lucky with it. I will not be able to check it before Wednesday. I have to go for few days. I will report when I will be back.

I will download the 32bit version and will give it a try. I saw the error 6 on the web also, but I did not noticed that its related to the 64 bit. I will try it anyway. I will report. I am downloading it from the public FTP sites. Any recommendation ?

I am about to cry :( I've installed it for the *** time, now using reiserfs as file system and I get the same error. In the log I get error 6 just now with reiserfs instead of ext3. Did you look on the result with /mnt (above) Looks like under /mnt it is mounted. Please your advise.

Sorry for asking, but what is reiserfs ?

More information...... When running in failsafe mode, I see some errors regarding the ext3 After the line There is this line with the error: Then few more lines of error regarding different tries to mount it(without options flags & without any flags). I hope that help to understand the problem.

update..... I installed it all form scratch. Before I started the installation I changed the devices order so the HD will be on the Primary First bus and the DVD-RW on the primary Second bus ( I read something about the way Linux 'like' it) The bottom line I get the same kernel panic. However... When I am typing fdisk -l /dev/hda I get all the patitions list which seems ok now: When running the /mnt from the GUI I get after that when running chroot /mnt /sbin/lilo I get Back to the GUI => reboot. loading in save mode and get the same error. What should I do from here.....

I have a Q. I am new to Linux. As suggested I am using the custom partition GUI. I used all the disk space for type ext2. at the end I mount it. When I clicked "Done" I was asked if I would like to continue without a swap partition. I am guessing that I should have that I kind of partition. Should I let the install to create all partition, meaning that I will delete them all or there is a custom recommendation. The IDE drive (this current) is 40GB. I have another SATA 80GB that is not accessible right now. It will be after I will install the driver, which will be possible only after I will have an installed system. Thanks, BIG OOPS. I did not notice for the "Auto Alocate". starting to insall right now :)

Did not do the trick. I have the feeling that I will need to install it again. I saw some stage structure of partitions. I will report ;)

When using the mount option in the GUI I get this: What does it mean? No its a 40GB IDE There is another 80GB Sata that I will need to set its driver once the system will be up and running. Currently the Sata is not been recognized (known issue as I learned so far)

I used the first CD. I clicked the F1 when first loaded and typed "linux rescue" I got a "DOS" menu. I choose the command prompt (or something like that) I got a screen with " Mandrake linux Rescue Disk" I typed fdisk -l /dev/hda and I get In the installtion I did not mark the option to copy the 3 CD to the HD. Ist ok ?