<DIV>Thanks for your help everyone, as I know now that it is a problem with XFree and the ATI Mach64 ;)</DIV>
<DIV>Dani<BR><BR><B><I>sderby-request@mailman.lug.org.uk</I></B> wrote:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Send Sderby mailing list submissions to<BR>sderby@mailman.lug.org.uk<BR><BR>To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit<BR>http://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/sderby<BR>or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to<BR>sderby-request@mailman.lug.org.uk<BR><BR>You can reach the person managing the list at<BR>sderby-owner@mailman.lug.org.uk<BR><BR>When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific<BR>than "Re: Contents of Sderby digest..."<BR><BR><BR>Today's Topics:<BR><BR>1. Re: Sderby Digest, Vol 13, Issue 2 ( Daniel S. Kennedy )<BR>2. Re: Re: Sderby Digest, Vol 13, Issue 2 (Gordon Mitchell)<BR>3. Xmas Wishs (Tony Shaw)<BR>4. Re: Xmas Wishs (Ian Spratt)<BR>5. Re: Xmas Wishs (Paul Grosse)<BR><BR><BR>----------------------------------------------------------------------<BR><BR>Message: 1<BR>Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2003 15:10:56 +0000
(GMT)<BR>From: " Daniel S. Kennedy " <SPIRITCHASERGREYWULF@YAHOO.COM><BR>Subject: [Sderby] Re: Sderby Digest, Vol 13, Issue 2<BR>To: sderby@mailman.lug.org.uk<BR>Message-ID: <20031216151056.63668.qmail@web40202.mail.yahoo.com><BR>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"<BR><BR>Ah, now, the reason I didn't say before is because I didn't wanna load you all down with facts that you didn't need (or maybe you did).<BR><BR>The laptop is a :<BR>Mitak Minote 6200T<BR>P3 500Mhz (Coppermine)<BR>128Mb SDRAM<BR>ATI Mach64 8MB GFX card<BR>Hitachi 6184 Mb (6Gb) HDD<BR>TEAC 12x CD-ROM<BR><BR>I get no error messages, as the laptop just hangs after I get the initial LILO messages (the display goes blank, after the message 'Loading /sbin/loader')<BR>This occurs even in text mode install, and I have tried all the other options for install.<BR><BR>I also had this problem with RedHat 9 when I tried it..<BR><BR>Thanks in advance,<BR>Dani<BR><BR><BR>sderby-request@mailman.lug.org.uk
wrote:<BR>Send Sderby mailing list submissions to<BR>sderby@mailman.lug.org.uk<BR><BR>To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit<BR>http://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/sderby<BR>or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to<BR>sderby-request@mailman.lug.org.uk<BR><BR>You can reach the person managing the list at<BR>sderby-owner@mailman.lug.org.uk<BR><BR>When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific<BR>than "Re: Contents of Sderby digest..."<BR><BR><BR>Today's Topics:<BR><BR>1. Introductions .... ( Daniel S. Kennedy )<BR>2. Re: Introductions .... (Mike Hemstock)<BR><BR><BR>----------------------------------------------------------------------<BR><BR>Message: 1<BR>Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2003 12:36:20 +0000 (GMT)<BR>From: " Daniel S. Kennedy " <BR>Subject: [Sderby] Introductions ....<BR>To: sderby@mailman.lug.org.uk<BR>Message-ID: <20031215123620.30786.qmail@web40210.mail.yahoo.com><BR>Content-Type: text/plain;
charset="iso-8859-1"<BR><BR>First off, greetings seem in order, so hi ;)<BR><BR>I'm a relative newbie to Linux, currently running a rehashed version of Debian 3 called Morphix (for those of us that have actually used it, I am running the KDE-0.41 version). I live just within the county (Stanton, near Swad) and I think that I may actually be the only Linux user for miles ;)<BR><BR>Apart from Morphix, I have a /proper/ version of Debian (3.0r1 SPARC port) running on a Sun Ultra 5 as my webserver (which will be serving something soon, I swear ;)). <BR><BR>Now, a question for y'all.<BR><BR>1. Any ideas why Fedora won't even install on the laptop? (the one running Morphix)<BR><BR>Thanks in advance!<BR><BR>Spirit / Daniel Kennedy<BR><BR><BR><BR>"Sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast."<BR><BR>Lewis Carroll<BR><BR>(English Author)<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>---------------------------------<BR>BT Yahoo! Broadband - Save £80 when you order
online today. Hurry! Offer ends 21st December 2003. The way the internet was meant to be. <BR>-------------- next part --------------<BR>An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<BR>URL: http://mailman.lug.org.uk/pipermail/sderby/attachments/20031215/aa8b0657/attachment-0001.html<BR><BR>------------------------------<BR><BR>Message: 2<BR>Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2003 22:40:56 +0000<BR>From: Mike Hemstock <BR>Subject: Re: [Sderby] Introductions ....<BR>To: South Derby LUG General Mailing List <BR>Message-ID: <200312152240.56650.hemstock@tiscali.co.uk><BR>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"<BR><BR>On Monday 15 December 2003 12:36, Daniel S. Kennedy wrote:<BR>> First off, greetings seem in order, so hi ;)<BR>><BR>> I'm a relative newbie to Linux, currently running a rehashed version of<BR>> Debian 3 called Morphix (for those of us that have actually used it, I am<BR>> running the KDE-0.41 version). I live just within the county (Stanton, near<BR>> Swad) and I think
that I may actually be the only Linux user for miles ;)<BR>><BR>> Apart from Morphix, I have a /proper/ version of Debian (3.0r1 SPARC port)<BR>> running on a Sun Ultra 5 as my webserver (which will be serving something<BR>> soon, I swear ;)).<BR>><BR>> Now, a question for y'all.<BR>><BR>> 1. Any ideas why Fedora won't even install on the laptop? (the one running<BR>> Morphix)<BR>><BR>> Thanks in advance!<BR>><BR>> Spirit / Daniel Kennedy<BR><BR>Dan,<BR><BR>Do you have any other info about the problem? What hardware are you using? <BR>What error messages are you getting? Where is it going wrong?<BR><BR>Mike.<BR><BR><BR><BR>------------------------------<BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>Sderby mailing list<BR>Sderby@mailman.lug.org.uk<BR>http://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/sderby<BR><BR><BR>End of Sderby Digest, Vol 13, Issue 2<BR>*************************************<BR><BR><BR>"Sometimes I've believed as many as
six impossible things before breakfast."<BR><BR>Lewis Carroll<BR><BR>(English Author)<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>---------------------------------<BR>BT Yahoo! Broadband - Save £80 when you order online today. Hurry! Offer ends 21st December 2003. The way the internet was meant to be. <BR>-------------- next part --------------<BR>An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<BR>URL: http://mailman.lug.org.uk/pipermail/sderby/attachments/20031216/0884b5f9/attachment-0001.html<BR><BR>------------------------------<BR><BR>Message: 2<BR>Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2003 16:27:04 +0000<BR>From: Gordon Mitchell <GM@FTEL.CO.UK><BR>Subject: Re: [Sderby] Re: Sderby Digest, Vol 13, Issue 2<BR>To: South Derby LUG General Mailing List <SDERBY@MAILMAN.LUG.ORG.UK><BR>Message-ID: <3FDF3258.5090405@ftel.co.uk><BR>Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed<BR><BR>Daniel S. Kennedy wrote:<BR>> Ah, now, the reason I didn't say before is because I didn't wanna load <BR>> you all
down with facts that you didn't need (or maybe you did).<BR>> <BR>> The laptop is a :<BR>> Mitak Minote 6200T<BR>> P3 500Mhz (Coppermine)<BR>> 128Mb SDRAM<BR>> ATI Mach64 8MB GFX card<BR>> Hitachi 6184 Mb (6Gb) HDD<BR>> TEAC 12x CD-ROM<BR>> <BR>> I get no error messages, as the laptop just hangs after I get the <BR>> initial LILO messages (the display goes blank, after the message <BR>> 'Loading /sbin/loader')<BR>> This occurs even in text mode install, and I have tried all the other <BR>> options for install.<BR>> <BR>> I also had this problem with RedHat 9 when I tried it..<BR>> <BR>> Thanks in advance,<BR>> Dani<BR>> <BR><BR>Although the following link is not for your exact laptop there maybe <BR>some useful tips on getting RH to install.<BR><BR>http://www.linux-on-laptops.com/mitac.html<BR><BR>Regards<BR>Gordon<BR><BR>> <BR>> sderby-request@mailman.lug.org.uk wrote:<BR>> <BR>> Send Sderby mailing list
submissions to<BR>> sderby@mailman.lug.org.uk<BR>> <BR>> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit<BR>> http://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/sderby<BR>> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to<BR>> sderby-request@mailman.lug.org.uk<BR>> <BR>> You can reach the person managing the list at<BR>> sderby-owner@mailman.lug.org.uk<BR>> <BR>> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific<BR>> than "Re: Contents of Sderby digest..."<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> Today's Topics:<BR>> <BR>> 1. Introductions .... ( Daniel S. Kennedy )<BR>> 2. Re: Introductions .... (Mike Hemstock)<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------<BR>> <BR>> Message: 1<BR>> Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2003 12:36:20 +0000 (GMT)<BR>> From: " Daniel S. Kennedy "<BR>> Subject: [Sderby] Introductions ....<BR>> To: sderby@mailman.lug.org.uk<BR>> Message-ID:
<20031215123620.30786.qmail@web40210.mail.yahoo.com><BR>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"<BR>> <BR>> First off, greetings seem in order, so hi ;)<BR>> <BR>> I'm a relative newbie to Linux, currently running a rehashed version<BR>> of Debian 3 called Morphix (for those of us that have actually used<BR>> it, I am running the KDE-0.41 version). I live just within the<BR>> county (Stanton, near Swad) and I think that I may actually be the<BR>> only Linux user for miles ;)<BR>> <BR>> Apart from Morphix, I have a /proper/ version of Debian (3.0r1 SPARC<BR>> port) running on a Sun Ultra 5 as my webserver (which will be<BR>> serving something soon, I swear ;)).<BR>> <BR>> Now, a question for y'all.<BR>> <BR>> 1. Any ideas why Fedora won't even install on the laptop? (the one<BR>> running Morphix)<BR>> <BR>> Thanks in advance!<BR>> <BR>> Spirit / Daniel Kennedy<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> "Sometimes
I've believed as many as six impossible things before<BR>> breakfast."<BR>> <BR>> Lewis Carroll<BR>> <BR>> (Engl! ish Author)<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> ---------------------------------<BR>> BT Yahoo! Broadband - Save £80 when you order online today. Hurry!<BR>> Offer ends 21st December 2003. The way the internet was meant to be.<BR>> -------------- next part --------------<BR>> An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<BR>> URL:<BR>> http://mailman.lug.org.uk/pipermail/sderby/attachments/20031215/aa8b0657/attachment-0001.html<BR>> <BR>> ------------------------------<BR>> <BR>> Message: 2<BR>> Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2003 22:40:56 +0000<BR>> From: Mike Hemstock<BR>> Subject: Re: [Sderby] Introductions ....<BR>> To: South Derby LUG General Mailing List<BR>> Message-ID: <200312152240.56650.hemstock@tiscali.co.uk><BR>> Content-Type: text/plain;
charset="iso-8859-1"<BR>> <BR>> On Monday 15 December 2003 12:36, Daniel S. Kennedy wrote:<BR>> > First off, greetings seem in order, so hi ;)<BR>> ><BR>> > I'm a relative newbie to Linux, currently running a rehashed<BR>> version of<BR>> > Debian 3 called Morphix (for those of us that have actually used<BR>> it, I am<BR>> > running the KDE-0.41 version). I live just within the county<BR>> (Stanton, near<BR>> > Swad) and I think that I may actually be the only Linux user for<BR>> miles ;)<BR>> ><BR>> > Apart from Morphix, I have a /proper/ version of Debian (3.0r1<BR>> SPARC port)<BR>> > running on a Sun Ultra 5 as my webserver (which will be serving<BR>> something<BR>> > soon, I swear ;)).<BR>> ><BR>> > Now, a question for y'all.<BR>> ><BR>> > 1. Any ideas why Fedora won't even install on the laptop? (the<BR>> one running<BR>> > Morphix)<BR>> ><BR>> >
Thanks in advance!<BR>> ><BR>> > Spirit / Daniel Kennedy<BR>> <BR>> Dan,<BR>> <BR>> Do you have any other info about the problem? What hardware are you<BR>> using?<BR>> What error messages are you getting? Where is it going wrong?<BR>> <BR>> Mike.<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> ------------------------------<BR>> <BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> Sderby mailing list<BR>> Sderby@mailman.lug.org.uk<BR>> http://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/sderby<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> End of Sderby Digest, Vol 13, Issue 2<BR>> *************************************<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> "Sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast."<BR>> <BR>> Lewis Carroll<BR>> <BR>> (English Author)<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------<BR>> BT Yahoo! Broadband
<BR>> <HTTP: evt="21064/*http://btyahoo.yahoo.co.uk" uk.rd.yahoo.com>- Save <BR>> £80 when you order online today. Hurry! Offer ends 21st December 2003. <BR>> The way the internet was meant to be.<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------<BR>> <BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> Sderby mailing list<BR>> Sderby@mailman.lug.org.uk<BR>> http://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/sderby<BR>> Web site: http://sderby.lug.org.uk/<BR>> wiki: http://www.sderby.lug.org.uk/cgi-bin/wiki.pl<BR>> Join us on IRC: irc.lug.org.uk #sderby <BR><BR><BR>-- <BR>===================================================================<BR>Gordon Mitchell, PDS Engineer mailto:gm@ftel.co.uk<BR>Fujitsu Telecommunications Europe Ltd, Birmingham B77 7YU<BR>Tel. +44 121 717 6434 Fax. +44 121 717 6014 Mobile +44 7970
994982<BR>===================================================================<BR><BR><BR><BR>------------------------------<BR><BR>Message: 3<BR>Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2003 21:18:53 +0000<BR>From: Tony Shaw <TONY@SHAW5336.FREESERVE.CO.UK><BR>Subject: [Sderby] Xmas Wishs<BR>To: South Derby Linux User Group <SDERBY@MAILMAN.LUG.ORG.UK><BR>Message-ID: <3FDF76BD.6060500@shaw5336.freeserve.co.uk><BR>Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed<BR><BR>A Merry Xmas and a happy new year to one and all, will except Mr Microbe <BR>Softie who I just wish him a half decent xmas & not so prosperous new <BR>year :-)<BR><BR><BR><BR>------------------------------<BR><BR>Message: 4<BR>Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2003 11:10:25 -0000<BR>From: "Ian Spratt" <SLH@F2S.COM><BR>Subject: Re: [Sderby] Xmas Wishs<BR>To: "South Derby LUG General Mailing List" <SDERBY@MAILMAN.LUG.ORG.UK><BR>Message-ID: <000b01c3c48e$604153c0$2801a8c0@silk><BR>Content-Type: text/plain;
charset="iso-8859-1"<BR><BR><BR>> A Merry Xmas and a happy new year to one and all, will except Mr Microbe <BR>> Softie who I just wish him a half decent xmas & not so prosperous new <BR>> year :-)<BR>><BR><BR>Someone buy Mr Microbe Softie a box set of Suse<BR><BR><BR>------------------------------<BR><BR>Message: 5<BR>Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2003 12:09:52 -0000<BR>From: "Paul Grosse" <PAUL-GROSSE@NTLWORLD.COM><BR>Subject: Re: [Sderby] Xmas Wishs<BR>To: "South Derby LUG General Mailing List" <SDERBY@MAILMAN.LUG.ORG.UK><BR>Message-ID: <000401c3c496$ad094430$5001a8c0@emerald><BR>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"<BR><BR>> > A Merry Xmas and a happy new year to one and all, will except Mr Microbe<BR>> > Softie who I just wish him a half decent xmas & not so prosperous new<BR>> > year :-)<BR>> ><BR>><BR>> Someone buy Mr Microbe Softie a box set of Suse<BR><BR>He might decide to incorporate Reiserfs into Windows.<BR><BR>BTW,
anyone know what the 'X' stands for in 'XP' (_!_) . There aren't that<BR>many words that begin with 'X'. Something to do with wood perhaps ;-)<BR><BR><BR><BR>------------------------------<BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>Sderby mailing list<BR>Sderby@mailman.lug.org.uk<BR>http://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/sderby<BR><BR><BR>End of Sderby Digest, Vol 13, Issue 3<BR>*************************************</BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR><DIV>
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