10.1 hd install

[Guest bi0logic]

i am having problems installing mandarake 10.1 o my hd

 

right after i select my language the computer freezes (the mouse icon changes to a watch but thats all)

 

i dled all three cds and extracted them to a 5gb fat 32 partition (installation only)

 

at first the boot floppy didnt work until i edited it, i deleted the word cooker from the path names this fixed the problems at first

 

then it gose through the preparation i dont know if this means any thing but i left the

iso directory feild blank

 

as soon as i enter the install screen and select my language the computer freezes and i have to restart

 

i had problems with linux on my system before live cds dont work, distro dosnt start after insallation,

 

is my problem hardware related or am i doing some thing wrong

 

please help

 

hardware :

 

amd 2200+

asus a7n8x delux mb

ati 9600XT

120hd

dvd drive

786 mb ram

[arctic]

hi there. :)

1.) the ati-graphic-card is one of the troublemakers. we have many ati-radeon topics on this board.. just use the search tool and you will find lots of help.

2.) you cannot install linux to a fat32 partition. you need to format the partition to e.g. ext2, ext3 or (preferrably) reiserfs once you get to the partitioning-selection. a usual setup for linux is: one partition (~2-5gb) in e.g. ext3 for /root, one swap partition (double ram size) and one /home partition (e.g. ext3)

3.) i hope you burned some image-cds with the iso-files you downloaded.

 

edit:

just got an idea. try this: when you boot with the mandrake-cds, hit F1 or esc or enter or whatever it takes to get to the install prompt (don't remember). then type 'linux noapic nolapic'. maybe it helps.

Edited November 7, 2004 by arctic

[Guest bi0logic]

ill try that

 

 

oh yah...

i wasnt installing to a fat 32 partition i was installing from