WmCook Posted May 22, 2003 Report Share Posted May 22, 2003 First experince with Linux not going well. Built first computer, loaded Xp then Linux 9.1 from discs. Goes well until restart then hangs at "Finding Module Dependencies" Any help GREATLY appreciated. AMD 2500+ EPOX EP-8RDA+ Mitsumi CDR ASUS V7100PRO64Pure64MB Video WD HD 80GB 7200RPM 8MB WD800JB Logitech Keyboard and Mouse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonMage Posted May 22, 2003 Report Share Posted May 22, 2003 I don't really understand this question. From what I read, it seems that you boot to XP, then put mandrake 9.1 disks in there and install it from there? What happen if you try to boot up from the 9.1 disks directly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WmCook Posted May 22, 2003 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2003 Sorry, I don't boot from XP. I first INSTALLED xp on my hard drive. Next I INSTALLED Mandrake 9.1. After installing for the 1st time and rebooting as the final part of the intallation procedure it hangs at "Finding Module Dependencies" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ixthusdan Posted May 22, 2003 Report Share Posted May 22, 2003 Did you set your bios to non plug and play? I have an Epox home built, and there are no problems. Also, what if any peripherals are you using? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WmCook Posted May 23, 2003 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2003 Success with the "Finding Module Dependencies" problem after disabling the Plug n Play, However, after a few more seconds of activity, the screen goes blank. Could it be my video card? The monitor is a Samsung Synchmaster 955DF. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ixthusdan Posted May 23, 2003 Report Share Posted May 23, 2003 If this is an nvidia chip (I think it is), the 2-d driver supplied by Mandrake should work fine. If you want 3-d with open gl, go to the downloads (link above) navigate to the nvidia folder and grab th rpm's there (both of them) Then find the howto in our FAQ section and follow the instructions. :wink: Yes, everything for the linux user at Mandrakeusers.org!! :mystismiles: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WmCook Posted May 23, 2003 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2003 It is an Nvida but I suppose that the driver is not working (unless I need to set it to run 2D?) What is "3-d with open gl"? It would be difficult to be any Newbie-er than I am and I do appreciate all the help. -Will Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ixthusdan Posted May 23, 2003 Report Share Posted May 23, 2003 2-d is the normal gui environment. 3-d is used for games, like tuxracer or Return to Castle Wolfenstein. I would install the nvidia driver either way, because it is written by the manufacturer for their cards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlJF Posted May 28, 2003 Report Share Posted May 28, 2003 I had the same problem with the default nvidia driver in MDK9.1 and an Asus nVidia based video card. I had to install with the VESA driver and, once booted in MDK, installed the driver from nvidia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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