[plug] Mandrake mirrors

[Jim Householder]

Kai wrote:
> Joel Johnson wrote:
> 
>> Just installed Mandrake 9.0 on an older laptop (Pentium 1). Mandrake 
>> 10 didn't want to install so reverted to the older version. Now trying 
>> to do an update but it seems that the Mandrake 9.0 mirror on 3FL is no 
>> longer maintained.
>>  
>> Does anyone know if I have to use a mirror for Mandrake 9.0 or can I 
>> use the Mandrake 9.2 mirror on 3FL?
>>  
>> Alternatively, does anyone know of any Mandrake 9.0 mirrors in the 
>> WAIX neighbourhood?
>>  
>> TIA
>>  
>> Joel
> 
> 
> Hi Joel,
> 
> I can't help you with the mirror question, but can you let me know what 
> laptop you have and why Mdk 10 won't install on it ?
> 
> I have an HP NX9010 
> (http://www.ht.com.au/Scripts/xworks.exe?PART:M1158#Tof), I've google'd 
> and haven't found anything usefull.
> 
> James Budworth suggested reburning CD 1 at the lowest speed and see if 
> that works, I downloaded and reburned the ISO at my burner's lowest 
> speed but I still can't get Mdk 10 Official to get past the initial 
> install stage - it hangs at the end of hardware detection.
> 
> I would download and burn Mdk 9.2 but I don't have any burnable CD's 
> with me and I haven't got around to buying any.
> 
> Tomorrow I leave for Karlstad and a mate there has Intel based hardware 
> I can test my installations CD's on to see if they work. He also has a 
> burner and prolly CD's so I might give Mdk 9.2 a go from his place.
> 
> Cheers
> Kai
> 
I, having nothing better to do :-), am installing MDK 10 on my Acer in hopes it will recognize the USB LAN key.  The initial try using the default install resulted in a blue screen with the standard 'X' cursor in the middle which responded nicely to the mouse, but otherwise hung.

The second try, using the text-mode install, appears to be working.  The "Installing" message box is now at 7%.

Having become used to 15-minute installs on my desktop, I had forgotten the hour+ it used to take, and still takes on the Acer (200MHz).

HTH
Jim