Problem installing Mandrake!

[PornMaster]

Ok, Everytime i try to install mandrake linux, it gets to the detecting harddrives part and just hangs, any solutions?

My PC Specs Are:

CPU: AMD Duron XP, 1300MHz
Ram: 128MB
Motherboard: ECS K7SOM
Motherboard Chipset: SiS 720
HardDrive: Western Digital

If you need any more info, Just ask

Thanks in advance for any help!

[Krell]

What volume are you trying to mount it on ?

Is it a partition, or a seperate drive?

Are you sure you are selecting the correct mount point?


just my humble 2 cents

[PornMaster]

well, i'm trying to install it on a partition (FAT32) and yeah, it's the same mount point , I think but i well check the mandrake site just to make sure.

[Krell]

If you have a partition thats already formatted, (based on my acnient experiences) im not sure Mandrake will let you get to it to manage it. If theres nothing on the partition, just delete the partition (fdisk) so its all free space, Linux doesnt like fat.

So one unbury me here
..

[PornMaster]

ok, but i forgot to mention that i tryed to install it on my C drive(formatted) and still no luck.

sorry for the confusion!

[Krell]

blank is good

is this correct ?

c:\ = nothing, blank, no formatting, no partitions nien nyet nada

try that

[MoonMan]

Hey what version of Mandrake are you using? 8.1? 8.2? 9?

I'm no Linux expert and you should certainly listen to Krell, but I can maybe help you and learn a little myself.

[PornMaster]

Hey what version of Mandrake are you using? 8.1? 8.2? 9?

i'm trying to install mandrake version 9

[Krell]

Yah moonman and I are monitoring you, when you go to set a mount point, do you see the whole drive volume to mount . .mm .. . like dev\0, and then make a swap file space?

[MoonMan]

PornMaster, how old is your hard drive? What is the model? Are you sure it's a Western Digital? Is there anything else during installation that seems to glitch or mess up?

Here is what I have come across so far for your problem.

I suspected it was just a piece of hardware that Linux didn't support, and I may be right.

Go here (http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/hardware.php3) to verify if your hard drive is supported. Since I did not know the model I just did a quick search for anything Western Digital and found that all of the drives on the list are "Known Hardware." Which means it was verified to work with Linux by someone in the community.

I will continue my investigation though.. I have one more question (in this post anyway).. Does it hang when you just GET to the detecting hard drive part? Or is it when you are setting partitions to put Linux on?

[MoonMan]

FYI: Usually when it hangs during installation there is a piece of hardware that is not compatible with Linux. Though it is rare with the latest distros of Linux, it does happen. I would check to see how old your hard drive is and, if possible, replace it (that may not solve your problem though).

Also, I can continue to help you (or try anyway :wings ) but you need to answer the questions in my above post.

[CCSDUDE]

Do you by any chance have a graphics card installed?

[cpugeniusmv]

Originally posted by CCSDUDE
Do you by any chance have a graphics card installed?

what's a graphics card? do i need one of those?

[PornMaster]

Originally posted by MoonMan
PornMaster, how old is your hard drive? What is the model? Are you sure it's a Western Digital? Is there anything else during installation that seems to glitch or mess up?

Here is what I have come across so far for your problem.

I suspected it was just a piece of hardware that Linux didn't support, and I may be right.

Go here to verify if your hard drive is supported. Since I did not know the model I just did a quick search for anything Western Digital and found that all of the drives on the list are "Known Hardware." Which means it was verified to work with Linux by someone in the community.

I will continue my investigation though.. I have one more question (in this post anyway).. Does it hang when you just GET to the detecting hard drive part? Or is it when you are setting partitions to put Linux on?

no no, i fixed it now, all it was, was some problem with some SiS product mombo.... all i had to do was type linux noauto on
the F1 screen.

But thanks for all the replys!!

but it didnt work right for my computer (monitor/videocard, i guess i'm stuck a windows man now *sigh*) but when i tryed to uninstall it, it messed up my harddrive and i had to format the whole thing, so i did that deleted all the partitions and everything, but once i got windows back installed agian, my harddrive tells me i only have a 30gig'er but i really have a 40gig'er, could the windows partition just not be fully exented for the whole drive? or does formatting ruin your hard drive and do that?

[CCSDUDE]

Did you set up your own partition? Or did you just let fdisk snag the whole drives capacity? Try reformatting before you go putting stuff on your HD and getting it all cozy again. Format and start over making sure you set it up correctly.

BTW, when I asked if you had a graphics card I was talking about an external one (IE PCI/AGP) try removing it before you start installing Linux. Like I've said in other threads....Linux HATES graphic cards.....fucking ATi's cards drove me nuts on my first Linux install.

So if you give it another go remove your video card and use the motherboards crappy on board video (lmfao not like yer gonna be playing and graphic intensive games on Linux).

It should install just fine then...