[Leaplist] Install Troubles ... still

[Dan Cherry]

ray wrote:
> Bruce Metcalf wrote:
>> Hiyas,
>>
>> Okay, so I've given up on the dark side and am switching over. No dual
>> boots, either. All's well on several systems, but.... (cue the sad
>> violins)
>>
>> My big machine won't load the distro I want. It'll load Knoppix and
>> DSL just fine. Some days it'll even load Ubuntu 5.10 live. But I want
>> to run Dapper Drake Kubuntu 6.06.1 LTS. Whenever I try, I get as far
>> as the first splash screen and it hangs at "Mounting root file system".
>>
>> As a result, I can't even do a disc check or load a live version.
>>
>> Yeah, known good CD. It's what loaded my other systems. Something
>> screwy about the hardware is my guess. This same hardware decided to
>> stop recognizing all network interfaces under Windoze, which is why
>> the lack of interest in a dual boot.

Any chance the Dapper CD went bad after loading the other systems?  Will 
it still run as a live cd on other computers?

Also, are you running 64-bit or 32-bit?  I've had a LOT better luck with 
32-bit in the long run.

By chance, have you tried Edgy just to see if it will load all the way? 
  I got better compatibility from Edgy than Dapper on one of my 
machines, and there were a couple less things to fix 'out of the box'.

it's not much, but hth...
Dan
>>
>> * AMD64 3200+
>> * 2G RAM
>> * Onboard Gigabyte NIC
>> * Old CD drive/burner IDE
>> * hda & hdb are 60M Maxtors at the end of their warranty running IDE
>> master/slave. No change when one is disconnected.
>> * hdc & hdd are new 320G WD SATA configured in RAID1 using onboard logic.
>> * nVidia graphics PCIe, onboard sound, floppies, 400W P/S
>> More specs on request. Once upon a time, all worked nicely together
>> under Windoze.
>>
>> Answers would be nice, but I'll happily settle for new places to look.
>> Otherwise, I'm dead in the water until the next Installfest.
>>
>> (Yes John, it *was* running when you left, thanks much. It's gone
>> screwy since.)
>>
>> TIA
>> Bruce
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> that 400W PSU is a bit weak for that system.  Try a more powerful PSU
> and see if you still get the strange some days works, other days does not.
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Dan Cherry
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