Shuttle / Mandrake help needed!

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Lou Lipnickey

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 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
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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.
 
Lou said:
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.
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I would try some hardware testing. Try Memtest-86 (probably comes with
Mandrake) and try self-testing the DVD media.
 
Lou said:
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).
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Try installing it with APIC (NOT ACPI) support DISABLED.
 
Lou said:
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?
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Try installing with the 'noapci' parameter. It sounds as if this is the
problem.
 
Ruel Smith wrote:

Try installing with the 'noapci' parameter. It sounds as if this is the
problem.
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That might be 'noacpi'. I always get those letters jumbled up... LOL
 
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
 
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
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APIC, (not ACPI) is disabled....
 
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