[Leaplist] Install Troubles ... still

[Bruce Metcalf]

Bruce Metcalf wrote:

> I've given up on the dark side and am switching over.

> My big machine won't load the distro I want. It'll load Knoppix and
> DSL just fine. But I want to run Dapper Drake Kubuntu 6.06.1 LTS
> (i386). I get as far as the first splash screen and it hangs at
> "Mounting root file system".

Thanks for all the suggestions. The results:

Ray suggested that the 400W power supply might be insufficient. I don't 
have a larger one to swap out, so I disconnected three hard drives, the 
floppy, and the modem. Running only the mb, CDROM, one HD, and a video 
card, I get the same results.

Dan suggested I check the CD in another system to see if it had been 
damaged. Tried that. Loads just fine and passes the CD check.

He also asked if I were using the 32- or 64-bit version. I'm sticking to 
the 32-bit version so that all my systems will be running the same version.

He also asked if I had tried Edgy. Yes, and it fails exactly the same 
way. I'm using Dapper instead because of some compatibility issues with 
other machines.

Steve asked what happened when I boot to boot level 1 (single user). I 
can't get that far. As for what's in /etc/fstab, I can say with 
confidence there's *nothing* there. This HD hasn't yet been formatted 
for Linux, and still has Windoze in an NTFS partition.

He also suggested disabling unnecessary services. Afraid I don't get far 
enough along to *have* services.

Thanks for the ideas. Sorry none of them were the answer.

Any other ideas to share?

Bruce