RND Posted November 6, 2004 Report Share Posted November 6, 2004 I just received mdk10.1 official in the post today. However when I try to install it from the cd, it freezes. I then remembered that mdk10 did the same so I tried passing linux noapic nolapic after pressing F1 on the install menu. But this time around it had no effect and install still froze. I have a 16gb s-ata HD as primary and a 40gb IDE drive as secondary (this has mdk10 already installed). I also have a DFI LanParty nforce2 Ultra motherboard. Been searching google for the past hour with little result. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arctic Posted November 6, 2004 Report Share Posted November 6, 2004 (edited) when I try to install it from the cd, it freezes at which point exactly? also: do you try to install it on the sata or the ide drive? if it is the sata drive, read the sata-drive installation topics we have in this board. there are some problems with sata (i don`t use one :)) but they can be fixed. just use our search tool. if nothing works (=you really don't get anything solved), post more precise information here. good luck Edited November 6, 2004 by arctic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RND Posted November 6, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2004 It freezes just after you press enter on the install menu, a whole load of boot text scrolls past then i get: <0> kernel panic: attempting to kill init! Ive not gotten to the stage yet where you chose where to install mdk. I normally install it onto the IDE drive though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arctic Posted November 6, 2004 Report Share Posted November 6, 2004 hmm.. try deactivating the sata-drive (plug off its power supply while installing). maybe mandrake will install then. :unsure: btw: which graphics-card do you have? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RND Posted November 6, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2004 I have an Abit Siluro FX5600 Ultra with 128MB RAM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RND Posted November 6, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2004 Ok I tried taking the power plug off the sata drive and then booting from the install cd. Unfortunately this didnt work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arctic Posted November 6, 2004 Report Share Posted November 6, 2004 this is getting weird... are you sure that the cds are okay? do a md5sum-check on them. maybe you got a bad copy... you wouldn't be the first person.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RND Posted November 6, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2004 Ok I tried taking the power plug off the sata drive and then booting from the install cd. Unfortunately this didnt work. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> how do i do that? I bought this copy of linux. I guess i can download the first cd and try that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aRTee Posted November 6, 2004 Report Share Posted November 6, 2004 Hit f1 at the first boot splash (where you have the choice between f1 for options and enter to install). Then type: alt1 followed by enter. This will start the system with a 2.4 kernel instead of the default 2.6 kernel. Furthermore the same options apply: alt1 noapic nolapic acpi=off (etc) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RND Posted November 6, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2004 ill go try that, thanks. Can I then move up to the later kernel after mdk is intalled? Or should i avoid it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arctic Posted November 6, 2004 Report Share Posted November 6, 2004 (edited) kernels can be installed later, but in case the 2.4 kernel works well on your box, keep it. i have installed kernel 2.4.27 on my mandrakebox later, cause kernel 2.6 has an inbuilt router error (programmers forgot to fix something important :P).. Edited November 6, 2004 by arctic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RND Posted November 6, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2004 Well I tried artee's suggestion but sadly even trying to load the 2.4.x kernel didnt help. It still freezes in the same place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RND Posted November 7, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2004 Someone has suggested that I might need to get rid of this nforce motherboard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arctic Posted November 7, 2004 Report Share Posted November 7, 2004 doh!... have you tried if other linux-versions run well with the motherboard? (e.g. try live-cds) there are so many linux-distros out there, i can hardly believe that no linux-distro is able to use your motherboard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RND Posted November 7, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2004 ill try something like knoppix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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