Shuttle / Mandrake help needed!

[Guest]

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I just got a Shuttle SN41G2 and am trying to load Mandrake 10.0 on it.
Either the Shuttle hangs during the install process or if I successfully
install, it will hang sometime after. The Shuttle has 512mb (Corsair), a
160GB Seagate, a Memorex 52/24/52, an AMD 2500+, and a USB keyboard/mouse.

I did load Win XP and a spattering of apps and used it without problems
for 2 days (before trying mandrake again).

I looked in deja.com in this newsgroup and as a result, tried:
1. Switched filesystems from journaled to native Linux
2. Switched keyboards
3. Tried a new set of install disks (from Linuxcentral, got that 4th
disk anyway).

On one occasion I successfully loaded Mandrake and it ran for a few
hours before hanging. When I booted with the CD, it reported that the
boot sector was missing.

Has anyone experienced this and /or have any advice?

Thanks
Lou

 

[jaster]

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On Wed, 15 Sep 2004 20:17:35 +0000, Lou Lipnickey while doing time wrote:

> I just got a Shuttle SN41G2 and am trying to load Mandrake 10.0 on it.
> Either the Shuttle hangs during the install process or if I successfully
> install, it will hang sometime after. The Shuttle has 512mb (Corsair), a
> 160GB Seagate, a Memorex 52/24/52, an AMD 2500+, and a USB keyboard/mouse.
>
> I did load Win XP and a spattering of apps and used it without problems
> for 2 days (before trying mandrake again).
>
> I looked in deja.com in this newsgroup and as a result, tried:
> 1. Switched filesystems from journaled to native Linux
> 2. Switched keyboards
> 3. Tried a new set of install disks (from Linuxcentral, got that 4th
> disk anyway).
>
> On one occasion I successfully loaded Mandrake and it ran for a few
> hours before hanging. When I booted with the CD, it reported that the
> boot sector was missing.
>
> Has anyone experienced this and /or have any advice?
>
> Thanks
> Lou

I'd try another distro sometimes the distro tweaks don't play well with
your hardware. And a Sempro 2500 it might not play well with Mandrake.

 

[Jim]

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On Wed, 15 Sep 2004 20:17:35 GMT, Lou Lipnickey
<lou.lipnickey@pobox.com> wrote:

>
>Has anyone experienced this and /or have any advice?
>
>Thanks
>Lou

Try posting also over at alt.os.linux.mandrake

 

[Guest]

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Thanks, I did actually - Lou

Jim wrote:

> On Wed, 15 Sep 2004 20:17:35 GMT, Lou Lipnickey
> <lou.lipnickey@pobox.com> wrote:
>
>
>>Has anyone experienced this and /or have any advice?
>>
>>Thanks
>>Lou
>
>
> Try posting also over at alt.os.linux.mandrake

 

[Guest]

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In article <zr12d.2461$n16.159@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net>, Lou
Lipnickey says...
> I just got a Shuttle SN41G2 and am trying to load Mandrake 10.0 on it.
> Either the Shuttle hangs during the install process or if I successfully
> install, it will hang sometime after. The Shuttle has 512mb (Corsair), a
> 160GB Seagate, a Memorex 52/24/52, an AMD 2500+, and a USB keyboard/mouse.
>
> I did load Win XP and a spattering of apps and used it without problems
> for 2 days (before trying mandrake again).
>
> I looked in deja.com in this newsgroup and as a result, tried:
> 1. Switched filesystems from journaled to native Linux
> 2. Switched keyboards
> 3. Tried a new set of install disks (from Linuxcentral, got that 4th
> disk anyway).
>
Try installing it with APIC (NOT ACPI) support DISABLED.


--
Conor

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[Guest]

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Lou Lipnickey wrote:

> I just got a Shuttle SN41G2 and am trying to load Mandrake 10.0 on it.
> Either the Shuttle hangs during the install process or if I successfully
> install, it will hang sometime after. The Shuttle has 512mb (Corsair), a
> 160GB Seagate, a Memorex 52/24/52, an AMD 2500+, and a USB keyboard/mouse.
>
> I did load Win XP and a spattering of apps and used it without problems
> for 2 days (before trying mandrake again).
>
> I looked in deja.com in this newsgroup and as a result, tried:
> 1. Switched filesystems from journaled to native Linux
> 2. Switched keyboards
> 3. Tried a new set of install disks (from Linuxcentral, got that 4th
> disk anyway).
>
> On one occasion I successfully loaded Mandrake and it ran for a few
> hours before hanging. When I booted with the CD, it reported that the
> boot sector was missing.
>
> Has anyone experienced this and /or have any advice?

Try installing with the 'noapci' parameter. It sounds as if this is the
problem.

 

[Guest]

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Ruel Smith wrote:


> Try installing with the 'noapci' parameter. It sounds as if this is the
> problem.

That might be 'noacpi'. I always get those letters jumbled up... LOL

 

[Guest]

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Thanks all, I have it running for 1.5 days (keeeping my fingers crossed)
with the Shuttle BIOS in safe mode. at this point I am not sure what the
difference are.- Lou

Lou Lipnickey wrote:
> I just got a Shuttle SN41G2 and am trying to load Mandrake 10.0 on it.
> Either the Shuttle hangs during the install process or if I successfully
> install, it will hang sometime after. The Shuttle has 512mb (Corsair), a
> 160GB Seagate, a Memorex 52/24/52, an AMD 2500+, and a USB keyboard/mouse.
>
> I did load Win XP and a spattering of apps and used it without problems
> for 2 days (before trying mandrake again).
>
> I looked in deja.com in this newsgroup and as a result, tried:
> 1. Switched filesystems from journaled to native Linux
> 2. Switched keyboards
> 3. Tried a new set of install disks (from Linuxcentral, got that 4th
> disk anyway).
>
> On one occasion I successfully loaded Mandrake and it ran for a few
> hours before hanging. When I booted with the CD, it reported that the
> boot sector was missing.
>
> Has anyone experienced this and /or have any advice?
>
> Thanks
> Lou

 

[Guest]

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In article <414A1862.1080903@pobox.com>, Lou Lipnickey says...
> Thanks all, I have it running for 1.5 days (keeeping my fingers crossed)
> with the Shuttle BIOS in safe mode. at this point I am not sure what the
> difference are.- Lou
>
APIC, (not ACPI) is disabled....


--
Conor

Opinions personal, facts suspect.