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06-13-2003, 04:59 PM
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Mandrake 9.1 install help.
Ok, so i downloaded mandrake 9.1 a while ago and tried to install it. It goes for about a minute, loads the program, then detecting usb devices, then it fails. It gives me the error, Cannot load second stage ramdisk, and then thats it.
At first i thought it was the MD5sums, so i downloaded new isos with the right sums but it still gives me the same errors. I've unplugged everything i could and tryed to install ,no luck. Any ideas...no one has been able to come up with a solution yet. |
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06-13-2003, 08:47 PM
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Do you have a USB mouse and/or keyboard? If you have PS/2 adapters, try booting up with them.
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06-13-2003, 09:27 PM
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I just found out mandrake doesn't support nVidia chipsets, which i have....so i'm guessing that is the probelm.
Anyone know another distro i could use? Since i don't know linux i wanted to start with the more user friendly distros. |
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06-13-2003, 10:53 PM
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Hmm... My board has the nForce chipset (the first version), and it picks everything up. Do you have an nForce or nForce2 chipset?
What are your system specs? |
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06-14-2003, 12:41 AM
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nForce420 chipset
umm i got an Asus A7N266, integrated video and sound. Athlon Xp 1900+, 256 DDR dram, 60 gig maxtor, dvd 16x, yamaha burner...... |
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