-=> BODI wrote to EGAN ORION <=-

 BO> From: "Bodi" 

BO> Egan Orion wrote:
> You can try an Upgrade reinstall of Mandrake -- don't select any
> packages (unless you want to add some).  It should detect your new
> monitor characteristics and set up an 800x600 resolution for you.
>

BO> Is there a command that will start the installer or at least the
BO> X-configuration part of it ... from a normal user or root prompt? I
BO> can't get the CD to boot when a bootable HDD exists, this is either a
BO> local glitch or common problem with the Abit BE6. I can boot from the
BO> floppy, but the Mandrake boot floppy I have only gives me the choice of
BO> booting from the hard drive - is there an option to go to CD that I
BO> don't know? (I know almost nothing about Unix/Linux)

Is this Mandrake 9.0? If so look in 
/cdrom/images/alternatives/cdrom.img-2.2.19.BADZ5

Make floppy boot disk with this image. The default image is bad on my 
distro.

Also my upgrade would not update the master boot loader. I dumped out and
updated X by RPM install. This was problematic but it ended being the 
video card. Possibly a module problem Trio 64v2 DX wont work in 
XFree 4.2.1 but seems ok with XFree 3.3.6.

L8r. ;)
 

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