[CLUE-Tech] Installation problem

[Charles Oriez]

At 06:36 PM 8/31/2004 -0600, Matt Gushee wrote:

>On Tue, Aug 31, 2004 at 05:12:40PM -0600, George Gammel wrote:
> >
> > I have an installation problem.  I have an older Dell Pentium 1 
> desktop.  It has a SCSI hard disk and cdrom(NEC).  On the 1st attempt, I 
> was trying install Mandrake 8.2.  All seemed to go fine until attempting 
> graphics config.  The machine uses ATI Mach64 chipset.  I tried several 
> combos of video card/monitor selections.  All gave some kind of 
> error.  It seemed to boot up OK to the command line.
>
>....
>
> > I am wondering if I should try some other kind of distro.  If so, any 
> opinions on which is a good choice for my situation would be 
> appreciated.  If anyone has any ideas, I would be grateful.  Please bear 
> in mind that I am a Linux newbie in any responses.  Thanks.
>
>I wouldn't give up on Mandrake just yet.

i seem to recall some documented problems with graphics in the Mandrake 8.2 
distro.  I suggest goggling the mandrake news groups for particulars.


--
coriez at oriez.org 39  34' 34.4"N / 105 00' 06.3"W
"...Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving 
safely in one pretty and well preserved piece, but to slide across the 
finish line broadside, thoroughly used up, worn out, leaking oil, and 
shouting GERONIMO!!!" -- Bill McKenna, date unknown