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I tried to install the download version of Mandrake 10.0, but in the middle of installing the programs it hanged.

 

During the partition process I selected an empty partition of 20 GB large.

Then I let the installer do automatic partitioning in that 20 gb partition.

The system hanged just after the CD#2 was asked (when installing the programs). It just did copying something and than the CD-drive stopped and the system hanged.

Maybe the following message has something to do with the problem:

During install it said: "the download version does not include some modems like certain ADSL and RTC. Also it may not work with certain NVidia and ATI-video cards."

I have a geforce ti 4200 video card, using NVidia drivers AND I have an ADSL modem: speedtouch USB modem, to be precise.

Maybe that caused the crash?

To inform you guys about my system, below is a partional dump of DX-diag.

Hope you can help me :unsure:

 

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System Information

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Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 1 (2600.xpsp2.030422-1633)

Language: Dutch (Regional Setting: Dutch)

System Manufacturer: To Be Filled By O.E.M.

System Model: To Be Filled By O.E.M.

BIOS: BIOS Date: 07/21/03 20:01:08 Ver: 08.00.09

Processor: Intel® Pentium® 4 CPU 2.40GHz

Memory: 510MB RAM

Page File: 166MB used, 1081MB available

Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS

DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0b (4.09.0000.0902)

DX Setup Parameters: Not found

DxDiag Version: 5.03.0001.0902 32bit Unicode

 

 

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Display Devices

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Card name: NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti 4200 with AGP8X

Manufacturer: NVIDIA

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Sound Devices

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Description: SB Live! Audio [DF40]

 

Device Name: keyboard

 

Device Name: Dual USB Force Feedback Joypad (MP-8866)

 

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USB Devices

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Microsoft USB IntelliMouse Explorer

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Gameport Devices

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+ Intel® 82801EB PCI Bridge - 244E

Location: PCI-bus 0, apparaat 30, functie 0

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DirectPlay Adapters

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DirectPlay8 Serial Service Provider: COM1

DirectPlay8 Serial Service Provider: COM2

DirectPlay8 TCP/IP Service Provider: Alcatel Speedtouch Connection - IPv4 -

 

 

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Disk & DVD/CD-ROM Drives

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Drive: C:

Free Space: 12.2 GB

Total Space: 19.5 GB

File System: NTFS

Model: Maxtor 6Y080P0

 

Drive: E:

Free Space: 16.9 GB

Total Space: 19.5 GB

File System: FAT32

Model: Maxtor 6Y080P0

 

Drive: F:

Free Space: 16.2 GB

Total Space: 19.5 GB

File System: FAT32

Model: Maxtor 6Y080P0

 

Drive: D:

Model: ATAPI DVD DUAL 8X4X12

Driver: c:\windows\system32\drivers\cdrom.sys, 5.01.2600.1106 (Dutch), 8/29/2002 01:27:56, 47488 bytes

 

Drive: I:

Model: DVD_fcs DVD-ROM_fcs7040 SCSI CdRom Device

Driver: c:\windows\system32\drivers\cdrom.sys, 5.01.2600.1106 (Dutch), 8/29/2002 01:27:56, 47488 bytes

 

Drive: H:

Model: AXV CD/DVD-ROM SCSI CdRom Device

Driver: c:\windows\system32\drivers\cdrom.sys, 5.01.2600.1106 (Dutch), 8/29/2002 01:27:56, 47488 bytes

 

(drive I: and H: are virtual drives)

 

Intel® 82865G\PE\P Processor to AGP Controller - 2571

 

NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti 4200 with AGP8X

 

Video Capture Sources:

Pinnacle DVC 80 Video,0x00200000,1,4,,5.03.0000.0900

 

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Problem somehow solved :cheeky:

I decided to re-install it on the current partition and it now finished installation.

Only thing is the errormessage "error in KDEArtwork-3.2mdk.i586"

Sofar I can't run speedtouch-ADSL because of missing alcaudsl.sys.

It copied it from my windows but now it asks for mgmt.o, so I am still trying to solve that problem.

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It sounds like you have a bad cd2, whether from a bad download (check md5sum?), a bad burn, or bad media. In order to repair your system, don't reinstall, just go to a Mandrake mirror, download the listed rpm, and force an install of it. This should repair that problem. But, if you ecperience other odd problems, then re- download the 2nd cd.

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Thanks for your help :)

I did not know how to run md5run-checksum program, because at that moment I did not have linux running. So I skipped that step. I am still a beginner at linux (some years ago I used suse-linux 6.0 for a few weeks, but that is not enough to call myself experienced, very much not! :D ) and I need to learn about everything, from the commands to the directory structure. So if I wanted to run the checksum now I don't know how to do that ....

So for that reason I will download CD 2 again.

My ADSL problem still not solved and after reading some topics about it, I think I cannot get it right by just following the linux-installer. I need the SpeedTouch-USB-howto, is that right?

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