Mandrake 9.0 and ABIT AT Max?

[IcePhoenix]

I am having trouble getting linux installed on my AT MAX (system in sig). Mandrake 9.0 freezes at random times during installation. I downloaded the ISOs 3 separate times. Still don't work. I tried RC3 discs that I had, still freeze. RC1, same deal. Is there a problem with this motherboard, or am I just geting corrupt ISOs?

 

[Bremen]

AMD Athlon XP 2200+ T'Bred 1800MHz @ 1910MHz

Run your hardware in spec.

Had problems with a Mandrake install setting up machines for a lug (dunno why they wanted Mandrake anyway ;0) Anywho, the machines also couldn't halt correctly when they actually installed. The problem was solved by lowering the clock speed on the proc's (old pentiums *shudder*)

 

[IcePhoenix]

Thanks for the info. But I never install OSs OCed I am running stock now.

 

[Bremen]

Darn, and it looked so good :0) Perhaps the cooling isn't adequate? Could you humor me and try underclocking the thing?

Otherwise the only that sticks out to me is that GF4. Although I don't know a thing about them in linux seeing as I happily use a TNT card still with no problem.

 

[n0cmonkey]

Being lazy,, Im not going to lookup your mobo specs. If you have USB2, disable it. Try the text install if that option is still around.

 

[IcePhoenix]

Temps are great. AX-7 with a 48 CFM YS Tech fan on it. The thing is, one time I got fairly far into the install, where it asked to setup XFree. It had a GeForce 4 generic driver (which didn't work). I will try the USB 2 thing though. I was thinking perhaps the fact that I have no PS/2, parallel, or serial ports would have something to do with it.

 

[mcveigh]

did you verify the MD5 sums of the ISO's?
i'd search google for linux on non-legacy mobo's

 

[IcePhoenix]

Originally posted by: mcveigh
did you verify the MD5 sums of the ISO's?
i'd search google for linux on non-legacy mobo's

How do I check the MD5s?

 

[yakkowarner]

This might not help with exactly the setup you have but might at least forestall worries about the wrong issues.

I installed Red Hat 7.3 on an AT7 Max with no problems. Well, I chose a bad video setting at the end, and the install froze, leaving me to muck around figuring out video card/monitor settings and finishing that bit manually before I could run X, but that's it - no motherboard issues. All new computer components, incl. USB keyboard and mouse - just plugged them in and started up.
So that's a different distribution (though I have the same processor, incidentally, and it's running in spec; same cooling, too), but it indicates that there's not, in general, a problem with this non-legacy motherboard and Linux. Oh, also, I have not disabled USB 2.0 or anything else - motherboard running defaults out of the box, IIRC.

Do you know that the rest of your system works otherwise? Can you try installing your distribution on a different system? It would help to isolate the problem if you know that the hardware is fine with a different OS or vice versa.

 

[mcveigh]

Originally posted by: IcePhoenix

Originally posted by: mcveigh
did you verify the MD5 sums of the ISO's?
i'd search google for linux on non-legacy mobo's

How do I check the MD5s?

http://linuxiso.org/viewdoc.php/verifyiso.html

 

[IcePhoenix]

Originally posted by: yakkowarner
This might not help with exactly the setup you have but might at least forestall worries about the wrong issues.

I installed Red Hat 7.3 on an AT7 Max with no problems. Well, I chose a bad video setting at the end, and the install froze, leaving me to muck around figuring out video card/monitor settings and finishing that bit manually before I could run X, but that's it - no motherboard issues. All new computer components, incl. USB keyboard and mouse - just plugged them in and started up.
So that's a different distribution (though I have the same processor, incidentally, and it's running in spec; same cooling, too), but it indicates that there's not, in general, a problem with this non-legacy motherboard and Linux. Oh, also, I have not disabled USB 2.0 or anything else - motherboard running defaults out of the box, IIRC.

Do you know that the rest of your system works otherwise? Can you try installing your distribution on a different system? It would help to isolate the problem if you know that the hardware is fine with a different OS or vice versa.

Thanks for the response. I whored the disc around to a few of my roommates, same problem. I am thinking I just have the aforementioned MD5 sums errors. Good to know its not just the board though.

Incidentally, how do you like RH7.3?

 

[mcveigh]

Originally posted by: IcePhoenix

Originally posted by: yakkowarner
This might not help with exactly the setup you have but might at least forestall worries about the wrong issues.

I installed Red Hat 7.3 on an AT7 Max with no problems. Well, I chose a bad video setting at the end, and the install froze, leaving me to muck around figuring out video card/monitor settings and finishing that bit manually before I could run X, but that's it - no motherboard issues. All new computer components, incl. USB keyboard and mouse - just plugged them in and started up.
So that's a different distribution (though I have the same processor, incidentally, and it's running in spec; same cooling, too), but it indicates that there's not, in general, a problem with this non-legacy motherboard and Linux. Oh, also, I have not disabled USB 2.0 or anything else - motherboard running defaults out of the box, IIRC.

Do you know that the rest of your system works otherwise? Can you try installing your distribution on a different system? It would help to isolate the problem if you know that the hardware is fine with a different OS or vice versa.

Thanks for the response. I whored the disc around to a few of my roommates, same problem. I am thinking I just have the aforementioned MD5 sums errors. Good to know its not just the board though.

Incidentally, how do you like RH7.3?

I like 7.3.... But 8.0 just came out today good luck trying to download it though!

 

[IcePhoenix]

Originally posted by: mcveigh
I like 7.3.... But 8.0 just came out today good luck trying to download it though!

Yea, I never had luck with any RH distros. Always to slow

Anyway, I redownloaded the ISOs, and used the MD5 checksum. Everything checked out, and, naturally, the install froze again. Just like last time. Talk about an odd problem.