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[Joseph Key]

Can you give more information on where the system locks up.  What screen are you on?  Any error messages? The last couple lines on terminals 2,3 and 4 (you can access them by pressing alt-f2, alt-f3 or alt-f4).  Are you booting off the cd or using boot disks?  What motherboard are you using?  Have you tried the alternate install?  

I had a system that reported constant keyboard errors when the kernal booted.  I had to update the bios to get it working.  You might have something similar or it might be a problem with one of the add-on boards.

Joseph Key

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Jason 
  To: Linux Users Anonymous 
  Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2000 7:24 PM
  Subject: [luau] Help


  Hell everyone.  I joined a few months ago, but have not really posted or asked much, just sat back and watched for a bit.  

  I am trying to install Linux on a desktop system, but I keep running into problems.  I downloaded the ISO files for Mandrake 7.2, Red Hat 7.0, and Corel Linux 2.0, I aslo own a copy of Mandrake WinLinux 7.1.  Out of the four I have had limited success.  Each time I try to install Mandrake 7.2, it locks up and stops installing, as does Red Hat.  I've had the best luck so far with Corel Linux, however I did start having a probem with it not going to the graphical login screen after a few days.  
  Could someone suggest a Linux "flavor" to start out with and where I can download a copy of it.  I have a CD Burner on another system.  I am connected to Road Runner and would like to download it from somewhere that I can get a good connection, and does not take me 5-6 hour to download.

  System Specs:
  AMD K6-2 333mhz
  32 megs ram
  4.0 gig HD & 14.0 gig HD
  SiS 620 Video Card (8 megs Ram)
  ESS Sound Card

  Also when is the next meeting?

  Thanks in advance.

  Jason Smallwood

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