pb_90 Posted June 12, 2005 Report Share Posted June 12, 2005 AHHHH so frustrating. I am new to Linux, and decided to go with Mandrake. I trotted over to Barnes and Noble, and I bought myself a book that came with Mandriva 2005 LE. I pop that sucker in and I changed my BIOS to boot from the CDROM before the HD. Well the intro screen comes up and then my computer constantly reboots over and over again before the intro screen is done loading! please helpppp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pb_90 Posted June 13, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2005 Hi all, using the info on this forum I successfully loaded and installed Mandriva LE 2005. I did a partition and so on and so fourth, and when I come to the Dual Boot screen, I select Linux. It loads for about 3 seconds and then reboots my computer, returning to the Dual Boot screen. This cycle repeats itself. Any help is appreciated! Mandrake rocks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianw1974 Posted June 13, 2005 Report Share Posted June 13, 2005 Try pressing ESC when the loader screen appears and type: linux noapic does that help boot it up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianw1974 Posted June 13, 2005 Report Share Posted June 13, 2005 Try checking an option in the BIOS for Plug and Play OS. If it's currently set to OS, change this to the other available option. Sometimes there are problems detecting some hardware. Another option is to press F1 when you get the loader screen, and type: linux noapic or one of the other options listed to help you get past it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianw1974 Posted June 13, 2005 Report Share Posted June 13, 2005 I merged your posts, as they seem to be the same topic. Just in case you wondered where one of them went :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarecrow Posted June 13, 2005 Report Share Posted June 13, 2005 Another thing you can try is booting from the second CD, not the first one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pb_90 Posted June 13, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2005 great thanks guys I will try and get back to all of you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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