Re: Mandrake 9.1 problem install - please help.

From: Andrew Scott (andrew_d_scott_uk_at_yahoo.co.uk)
Date: 09/17/03

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    mjt <mjtobler@removethis_consultant.com> wrote in message news:<OME9b.1737$ir2.338491489@newssvr30.news.prodigy.com>...

    > ... this is what i was gonna suggest. it sounds like you have
    > a media (hard drive) issue. if you're NOT opting to perform
    > a disk check during partitioning, i'd suggest it. all drives
    > have errors on them. and it sounds like you need to do the
    > more extensive check, if available.
    >

    In standard 'linux' install I do not see an option to check the disk
    during partitioning, even for custom partitioning. Is this option
    available during 'expert' install?

    > install the minimum required to get the system running, sans
    > the xfree configuration. you can do that once you have a
    > running system.
    > .

    Presumably XFree can be configured later using XFDrake - correct?

    I have the Power Pack edition of 7 CDs, presumably it is possible to
    install packages / areas of functionality from these - if so, how?
    Sorry, I am new to Mandrake.

    Also, I recently saw the following thread on this group
    [alt.os.linux.mandrake]:

    http://groups.google.com/groups?dq=&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&threadm=bk7t5c%244pi%241%40string.physics.ubc.ca&prev=/groups%3Fdq%3D%26num%3D25%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8%26group%3Dalt.os.linux.mandrake%26start%3D25

    [about dma problems]

    I am slowly coming to realise that it may be significant that I have
    my HDD with the MBR on it as primary master, and the CD/DVD drive that
    I am trying to install from on the same cable as primary slave.

    Would it help if I rearranged the CD/DVD as secondary master? If so,
    could someone be kind enough please to write a step-by-step guide for
    a simpleton on how to do this once I have opened the machine up? I
    know how to swap things in and out, but cabling issues are another
    thing; it took me a week to install a new motherboard correctly and
    even now the LEDs aren't quite correct! ;)

    Thankyou!

    Andrew Scott

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