af09 Posted November 19, 2003 Report Share Posted November 19, 2003 (edited) This evening I tried installing Mandrake 9.2 on my Dell Inspiron 8200 laptop. The first attempt froze when there was just a text window that said something like "second stage". On my second attempt (after removing the battery to restart), I was able to start the file copy part of the install, however immediately after beginning it froze. Finally, I was able to install up to the 3rd Disc (these are DLed ISOs), but while copying the index (tag) file (10 seconds remaining), once again the machine froze. Does anyone have any advice on how I might be able to complete my install? Thank! -Mike EDIT: I should also note that a few packages failed to install, the only name I remember being the openoffice libraries. I inspected the disk and its physical condition seemed fine. Edited November 19, 2003 by af09 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liquidzoo Posted November 19, 2003 Report Share Posted November 19, 2003 Sounds like you might have a bad burn. That's the first place I would check. Try re-burning them at a slower speed and see if that fixes your problem. Also, did you check your md5sums? I have 9.2 installed on my 8200 and everything is running smoothly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
af09 Posted November 19, 2003 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2003 I was able to finish install even after rebooting in the middle, but i have a new problem... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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