Guest Proselytus Linux Posted June 1, 2003 Report Share Posted June 1, 2003 Having difficulty with Mandrake Linux 9.1 install on a Presario mdl 2545US. The inst CD appears to halt during stage 2 install while attempting to install a driver for bus/firewire card Texas Instruments|TSB43AB21 IEEE-1394 Controller (PHY/Link) 1394a-2000, after selecting language, lic. agreement, mouse, PCM/CIAA cards, and IDE. The partitioning went fine using Partition Magic 8.0 in WinXP. I’ve tried to test the .iso file using md5sum.exe in WinXP but I am not getting the correct results (nether pass or fail). I don’t require the firewire port to be function with Linux (at least at this time). Any ideas, suggestions as to how I might continue the install? In advance, thank you for any and all assistance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoopy Posted June 1, 2003 Report Share Posted June 1, 2003 This sounds most likely a bad burn. I think most hangs during stage 2 are caused by bad cds. Should use a quality blank (NO fancy colored ones) and burn at about 50 % of capability of burner. I probally would try to download the ISO once again to get a passing MD5 check. If the hardware is a problem, the hangs and freezes usually seem to occer more on boot up of a new system. Just my observations here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest anon Posted June 1, 2003 Report Share Posted June 1, 2003 I’ve tried to test the .iso file using md5sum.exe in WinXP but I am not getting the correct results (nether pass or fail). The md5sum should give you something, not just nothing. I have never used it myself, so here's a link to set it up, just replace open cd with your ISO file. http://www.theopencd.org/md5.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Proselytus Linux Posted June 1, 2003 Report Share Posted June 1, 2003 Scoopy / Anon: Thanks for the insights! After going over the md5sum info on this website I did get a host of FAILED messages (not just one) on the inst .iso file. I head back for home next week and have a copy of 9.0 that works fine on my workstation. I'll load it first and upgrade to 9.1 once I get Linux on the laptop. Again, sincere appreciation for the info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyme Posted June 1, 2003 Report Share Posted June 1, 2003 just as a heads up, make sure to avoid doing the "upgrade" option during install. do a new install, formating everything accept possibly your /home partition. upgrading tends to cause major issues (although I had no problems, but apparently I'm one of the lucky few). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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