Hello fellow Penguins, I thought it would be idea to switch to MDK 9.1, after using the 8.2 version since it came out...
I tried installing. It was absolute hell ! After installing, the computer ran fast and a lot better than ever before (hardware specifics follow) but after 15-30 minutes or so (random) the comp froze completely and after reseting the machine with the dreaded reset button, half my / FS had been wiped out, due to repair errors. I had to redo the entire system *8 (!!!)* times. Two of them with full re-partitioning of the entire HD (due to the Ext3 errors). Frustration was unbelievably familiar... I decided to move back to MDK 8.2. Now my comp works perfectly for the last two weeks. Here comes the sequence of events, so maybe you guys and gals can make any sense of it and help me move to MDK 9.1: First, the hardware (source: HardDrake 0.9.3) Motherboard: MSI 6309MS with VIA chipsets: VT82C686 (ACPI) VT82C586 (IDE) VT82C586B (USB) Bridges: VT82C691 (Apollo PRO) VT82C598 (Apollo MVP3 AGP) VT82C686 (Apollo Super) Intel Celleron 850 MHz CPU 256 MB RAM nVidia Ultra TNT2 M64 Video Card 1 Quantum Fireball LP LM15 (15 Gb) HDD 1 Quantum Fireball LP AS20.5 (20Gb) HDD 1 Seagate ST310220A (10Gb) HDD 1 LG DVD-ROM DRD-81610B 1 3Com 3c590 10BaseT Vortex Ethernet Card 1 Brooktree BT878 TV Capture Card (AverMedia TV Capture98 w/ VCR) 1 Ensoniq 5880 PCI Sound Chip (OnBoard, AC97 compat.) The software: What I had is irrelevant because I wiped the HD completely. I was trying to Install MDK 9.1 with Kernel 2.4-21. I don't have the versions of all software components. My comp wouldn't stay up long enough to research it, but it can be plucked from the net. I am running Kernel 2.4.19-33mdk now, with GCC 2.96-0.76. If you need more info to figure this up - please let me know. Thanks, Amichai. ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
