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by **ncr..** » Sun, 31 Dec 1899 09:00:00

I can't get my new Mandrake 6.0 (from Cheapbytes) to install. I've
done Redhat 5.0 CD, and Redhat 5.1 CD installs successfully on this
computer, and also Redhat 6.0 (hard drive install from minimal/base
downloaded files). But Mandrake goes all the way through the install,
to the point of removing the installation media (CD/Disk) and reboot,
then it kernel panics upon first boot. I'm installing it to a 2 gig
partition on Intel 450mhz w/128mb ram - pretty standard I guess.

Any ideas? Thanks for any suggs..

Chip Rose.

by **Dan Dav** » Sun, 31 Dec 1899 09:00:00

> I can't get my new Mandrake 6.0 (from Cheapbytes) to install. I've
> done Redhat 5.0 CD, and Redhat 5.1 CD installs successfully on this
> computer, and also Redhat 6.0 (hard drive install from minimal/base
> downloaded files). But Mandrake goes all the way through the install,
> to the point of removing the installation media (CD/Disk) and reboot,
> then it kernel panics upon first boot. I'm installing it to a 2 gig
> partition on Intel 450mhz w/128mb ram - pretty standard I guess.

I had a similar problem with a Pentium Pro 180 with 32 MB of RAM, 270 MB
hard drive and a 5.1 GB hard drive. I successfully installed Mandrake 5.3
and have been using it without difficulty.

Any insights would be helpful.

Dan Davis

by **Xiaoguang Zha** » Sun, 31 Dec 1899 09:00:00

: > I can't get my new Mandrake 6.0 (from Cheapbytes) to install. I've
: > done Redhat 5.0 CD, and Redhat 5.1 CD installs successfully on this
: > computer, and also Redhat 6.0 (hard drive install from minimal/base
: > downloaded files). But Mandrake goes all the way through the install,
: > to the point of removing the installation media (CD/Disk) and reboot,
: > then it kernel panics upon first boot. I'm installing it to a 2 gig
: > partition on Intel 450mhz w/128mb ram - pretty standard I guess.

: I had a similar problem with a Pentium Pro 180 with 32 MB of RAM, 270 MB
: hard drive and a 5.1 GB hard drive. I successfully installed Mandrake 5.3
: and have been using it without difficulty.

: Any insights would be helpful.

: Dan Davis

Same problem here (but with RedHat 6.0). On a 486 RedHat 5.2 works fine
but RedHat 6.0 panics upon first bootup. No idea why this happens.
Xiaoguang Zhang

by **Eric Pott** » Sun, 31 Dec 1899 09:00:00

Dan Davis enlightened this group thus:

>> I can't get my new Mandrake 6.0 (from Cheapbytes) to install. I've
>> done Redhat 5.0 CD, and Redhat 5.1 CD installs successfully on this
>> computer, and also Redhat 6.0 (hard drive install from minimal/base
>> downloaded files). But Mandrake goes all the way through the install,
>> to the point of removing the installation media (CD/Disk) and reboot,
>> then it kernel panics upon first boot. I'm installing it to a 2 gig
>> partition on Intel 450mhz w/128mb ram - pretty standard I guess.

> I had a similar problem with a Pentium Pro 180 with 32 MB of RAM, 270 MB
> hard drive and a 5.1 GB hard drive. I successfully installed Mandrake 5.3
> and have been using it without difficulty.

> Any insights would be helpful.

> Dan Davis

I also had this same problem on my ppro 180, but I did figure it out. The BIOS
is, apparently, SMP capable and the Mandrake install program installs an SMP
kernel as the default, which causes my single CPU machine to croak. The solution
is to [*] select individual packages during the install, and de-select the SMP
kernel.

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Mandrake install results in kernel panic

Mandrake install results in kernel panic

Mandrake install results in kernel panic

Mandrake install results in kernel panic

Mandrake install results in kernel panic