lhuser

First of all, I am EXTREMELY mad, to the point of exploding because of All the distros I use aren't installing.

I went of CN, CF, CV, over Linux Questions, and all I get there is: Check memory, check this, check that. Well, I actually told them in the first line.

Some can't even wonder why. So, let me try this here.


First of all, memory swapping, HDD swapping, CD drive swapping, GPU swapping...all have been done...but something is still wrong
From 12PM to 8:30PM...straight Linux Installation. Whatver distro I put, let it be OpenSus 10.1, 9.0, Mandrake 10.1 or even Ubuntu Breezy Badger, It will find whatever reasons to fail.

I just pop in Vista 5456 and it works like as if it is demanding t. I checked Every single thing, you even name it, but this freaking thing will not do.

This is the AMD Case. My P4 is broke down and the board is RMAed ATM.

If anyone is willing to help, I will help you by the specs:

PC Chips (ECS) M825G V9.2C CPU Onboard
AMD Athlon Thunderbird @ 1333MHZ DDR (Effective speed: 2666)
1GB RAM (512MB Generic DDR400, the other, Kingston ValueRAM DDR333)
120GB HDD with bad sectors starting at 70%
60GB with no bad sectors
LG DVD RAM drive
LG CD Burner drive
Geforce 4 MX 4000


I tried using the 60GB, since it had no bad sectors, swapped memory, tried onboard video...nothing...just sits there.

Before that, when I had the10 gigger in there, in addition of a 20, I was able to install Mandrake without problems. Here's the old specs when Iinstalled it.

Same board
Same CPU
256MB RAM Generic
10GB HDD
20GB HDD
LG DVD-RAM
Generic CD drive
Onboard VIA Unichrome IGP Pro graphics (8MB Shared)

That set up was able to install Mandrake or RedHat 9 without a problem. Now, it doesn't anymore...GAAARRRRGH!


Here's the actual problem.Every single time I run installation, something major occurs and I can't install them.

Suse 10.1 has intergrity check failures here and there.
Suse 9.0 freeses at the end of the load, during install
Mandrake freezes after accepting te Liscense
Ubuntu can't format my hard drives

I tried Safe Settings, ACPI disabled, but it will just not do.

I found a way with Suse 10.1, by updating te OS each time, but it gave me a verbose login, and during the second setup (Also verbose), it would not show me the account creation.

I tried onboard video, tried different CD/DVD drives...it just won't go in.

But, I am not too sure about this but, when Mandrakee worked, my BIOS was not flashed. Now, it is flashed to the latest. I don't know if it has to do someting with this.



What is oh bloody wrong?


And if you think I am mad, YES I AM! I want to use a Suse/KDE distro in order to do my stuff with Gaming. How am I supposed to do this if my P4 is at the garage and my AMD being picky???



The Suse 10.1 DVD from the torrent given:
Media burned to: Kodak DVD+R
Software used: Alcohol 120%
The error given:
During install, a random package will fail intergrity check.

The Suse 9.1 CD from linuxiso.org
Meadia burned to: Generic white labeled 700MB disc
Software used: Alcohol 120%
The problem given:
During the install boot, when almost completed (it leaves a small green shaped moon), it will freese. I tried removing the DDR333 RAM in order to my DDR400 to go at full speed. Well, I was ably to go into a verbose-like installation. Then, a box appeared with nothing in it and it gave me the OK option. But, the keyboard was not responding.

Mandrake 10.1 CDs from Linuxiso.org
Media burned to: Generic white labeled 700MB disc
Software used: Nero 6
The problem given:
After accepting the liscense, it will just sit there and do nothing.
It used to work on it before. The only permanent changes was to flash my BIOS and to put a USB keyboard...as my PS/2 port was phisically damaged by an idiot computer techie...tried to repairit...melted it.

Ubuntu Breezy badger
Media Burned to: Ordered from site
Software used: The one that they burnt it to.
The error given:
It will show me a format error, being unable to format the drive. I have not tested the LiveCD, but I am preety sure it should work.

MEPIS Linux
Media Burned to: Generic two faced 700MB disc
Software used: Nero 6
The problem given:
It will load, under a resolution that the screen accepts. BUT, I am geting a "Input not supported" message from my LCD screen.

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Main Rig:
E8400 / CM GeminII cooler / 4GB RAM DDRII-667 / Geforce 8600GT 512M / CM CM690 Case / 430W PSU / P5E-VM DO (ugh) / 2x160GB HDDs) / Vindows Vista Business x86_64
Secondary rig:
X2 6400+ / 2GB RAM DDRII-800 / Geforce 6100 (to upg) / Xblade Case / 420W PSU (BS) / 2x250GB / M55Plus-S3G / Vista Business x86_64
To upgrade:
Main = 8GB RAM DDRII-1200 / New board / New PSU?
Sec = 8GB DDRII-1200 / 3x250GB RAID 5 / New PSU