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<DIV><FONT size=2>Hello all,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>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.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Then. I tried to install Mandrake 10.0. I got error
messages indicating "No CDRom device." Then I tried Mandrake 8.2
again. Am now getting "Boot failed-replace disks error message". I
borrowed an IDE CDROM drive from another computer. I had to fool around a
bit to get it working in Windows, but was sucessful. However I still get
the same results as above with both Mandrake versions. It won't begin the
installation process at all. I tried the Mandrake 8.2 cd & boot
floppy on another computer,and got the same boot failed message. So, one
or both of these disks is damaged.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>I could not get the CD to boot on any of these attempts.
I had to make a Linux boot floppy and use that. If you select the install
selection from Windows, you get a warning message that the computer will now
reboot and start the install. It hangs at that point, hence the need for
the boot floppy approach.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>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.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>George Gammel</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><A
href="mailto:ggammel1@yahoo.com">ggammel1@yahoo.com</A></FONT></DIV>
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