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dperez
12-09-2002, 06:50 PM
Hi,
I tried to install the Mandrake 9.0 distro using the CD iso and when it starts to load the setup into memory, it freezes up. If I disable the second IDE channel on the bios, it works perfectly. This is what I have on my box:
P-III - 800Mhz - 512M Ram
IDE: 0 - Quantum 60G Hard drive
1 - 56X CD-ROM (used to load Linux)
2 - Mitsume CD-RW
3 - Creative DVD Player.
I also tried installing Mandrake and then enabling the 2nd controller, but when I restart, the system freezes when booting linux. Is there a fix for this? Although I never use my DVD drive, I would like to use the CD-RW under Linux.
Thanks in advance for any info/help/suggestion.
Dennys
fancypiper
12-09-2002, 06:58 PM
Are the drive jumpers set correctly?
I have the best luck with cable select.
dperez
12-09-2002, 07:00 PM
Originally posted by fancypiper
Are the drive jumpers set correctly?
I have the best luck with cable select.
Yeah, I have no problems if I boot to Winblows 9x
Dennys
mdwatts
12-10-2002, 06:58 AM
Windows is a little more forgiving than Linux when it comes to the installation.
Are those drives on the secondary channel jumpered as master and slave instead of cable select?
I also have a cdrw and dvd on the secondary jumpered as master/slave and have no problems.
Are both drives detected and configured in the bios? See if adjusting some of the bios settings will help.
mrBen
12-10-2002, 07:19 AM
Originally posted by fancypiper
Are the drive jumpers set correctly?
I have the best luck with cable select.
Cable select is evil :( Only works on mobos that properly support it. You're better off with Master and Slave on a proper UDMA cable most of the time.
dperez
12-10-2002, 10:45 AM
Originally posted by mdwatts
Windows is a little more forgiving than Linux when it comes to the installation.
Are those drives on the secondary channel jumpered as master and slave instead of cable select?
I also have a cdrw and dvd on the secondary jumpered as master/slave and have no problems.
Are both drives detected and configured in the bios? See if adjusting some of the bios settings will help.
Yeah, I had master / slave on the secondary channel jumpered right. I switched to cable select and that didn't help. I unplugged both cd-roms and when booting up Linux, it froze up at the detecting usb line. Now, if I disable the second ide channel, it works fine. The BIOS detects all drives without issues. I also have a USB mouse and it works fine in MDK 9. Any other suggestions? (other than buying a newer motherboard :) )
Dennys
Check for bios update and see if there are fix listed for that problem. And i would say that if you have auto-detect ide drives (better if every boot) setting in bios that you enable that.
dperez
12-10-2002, 04:39 PM
Originally posted by JP83
Check for bios update and see if there are fix listed for that problem. And i would say that if you have auto-detect ide drives (better if every boot) setting in bios that you enable that.
Got the latest BIOS update and this fixed it.
Thanks much
Dennys