Linux Blue screen in mandrake 9.1 install

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  1. eaterofpies

    eaterofpies What's a Dremel?

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    i noticed in another thread that there are probs with new distros and old hardware so could that be the cause of the following problem?

    when i try to install mandrake 9.1 it runs fine until just after the "loading into memory" screen (the log page says summat about a ramdisk) then i get a blue coloured screen thats the same blue colour as the win 95 original backdrop (nasty greeny blue) and it freezes.

    it was going to be for running apache, mysql, php and used while learning java at uni among other things. but nothing that will require anything other than a command prompt hopefully. if i do need to get a new distro judging by the useful links it should be slackware i think. i havent messed around with linux for a while so im a lot of a noob . . .

    please have patience with my questions

    oh i almost forgot its an old K6-2 500 with 256 meg of ram and an all on board motherboard with rubbish sis graphics

    cheers

    pies

    EDIT forgot to say that i used the md5sum program to check the ISOs and they were all ok
     
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    eaterofpies, 27 May 2003
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  2. Kargin

    Kargin Overdose . . .

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    Personally I just find Mandrake to be rubbish period. I'd say grab Slackware. Or Gentoo. As both are good for slower systems, although that machine is pretty good actually for running Linux.

    It may have been that the Mandrake install was knackered, or does this happen during install, I'm not to sure form your post :blush:

    Grab a screwdriver, and theaten it. Usually works.
     
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  3. Stugoal

    Stugoal <font color="#FFFFFF"><b>Banned</b></font>

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    get Redhat...

    get redhat 9, It dosn't work on my server, but thats because it is a P II 233, with 64 MB ram... Lame!! Should work for you mate...
     
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  4. Kargin

    Kargin Overdose . . .

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    Redhat would be good, except that it's really quite bloated, and running all that you want, would really bog down the machine. Even a minimal install would be risky. Maybe an older version would be okay.
     
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  5. Yo-DUH_87

    Yo-DUH_87 Who you calling tiny?

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    I ran into difficulties with the Mandrake 9.1 installer myself, it refused to install on any hard drive that was not on the motherboard's built-in IDE controller, period.

    I finaly folded and let it have it's way, only to have Windows and Mandrake destroy each-other in a desprate battle (linux corrupted windows partition, windows restore buggered linux partition, linux restore in turn destroys any remains of windows, etc.)...

    Redhat's installer is nice and user friendly, but I prefer the Mandrake OS myself. Less errors and more user friendly than Redhat...

    I've given up on using one of the desktop distros for webhosting, I'm now using SME (once I finaly get comitted to it) :D
     
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  6. eaterofpies

    eaterofpies What's a Dremel?

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    think ive found the cause of all the probs i was having . . . it got to a point when it wouldnt even boot from boot disks and windows wouldnt install either . . so i pulled out the 256 meg of ram and shoved a 32 in . . slackware will insatall now (havent tested mandrake yet tho) and i still need to run a test on the ram to be sure but im guessing its ded :(
     
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