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TOm, no I didn't use a download accelerator, but I am starting to think I may either have a bad hdd or a bad image burnt onto CD. I have tried about 20 install's . I have selctively loaded kernel boot parameters, at least the ones I beleive I need. I am using ide=nodma to counter a DMA timeout I saw...

No joy, will try again tomorrow night, its nearly midnight here (Australia). Thank you for your suggestions and my apologies for the bad typing.

Matt

Thank you for that. Reinstalling now, only one monitor sorry!

Ti4200 AGP
empty PCI
3C905B
Adaptec 2940
WL200 Wireless NIC
Sound Blaster 16 PCI
empty ISA
empty ISA


Drives are formatting, I wish they had an oprion where it did not either check (e2hscf) or format, it wastes so much time.

May I ask then where you have the cards located. I understand there are some shared interrupts between the cards, HPT controller, which I am not using (yet?). Machine is 2*P3/800 640MB, 2*80GB Seagate, Adaptec 2940, external tape, XMicro Ti4200 128MB, 3C905B. I will have a look at this issue, and lo...

Anyone tried to install this new distro yet? I have a dual p3 BP6 with W2k installed, it runs as well as anything M$ put out, but I cannot get Mandrake 9.1 to install. 9 will install, as I have tries it, but I want the latest desktops for starters. The install process hangs part way into installing ...