Eric <> writes:

]On Sat, 18 Oct 2003 13:15:15 +0000 (UTC),
]glhansen@steel.ucs.indiana.edu (Gregory L. Hansen) wrote:

]<snip>

]>I took to Mandrake because it was suggested as a distribution that's easy
]>for the beginner to set up and likely to work on any random collection of
]>equipment. There's a computer store near me whose Linux support consists
]>of a few Red Had boxes laying around, I could always pick up one of those.

]Mandrake used to be my favorite distribution, because its setup and
]tools were nice. However, I've upgraded my PC several times since
]then, and now it seems that Mandrake's graphical installer doesn't
]like my PC. When it comes up, it just freezes my computer with the
]caps lock and scroll lock flashing (a common sign for Linux when
]something goes wrong, but I still don't know exactly what it means).
]I've been able to install it on my PC in text mode, but then I had
]problems installing some drivers & stuff.

]My point is, Mandrake is good, but on some hardware, it seems to be a
]headache.. I ended up installing RedHat 9 on my machine, and it works
]well.


That is usually a kernel problem. Mandrake uses the Linux kenrel with
some patches. You need to figure out at what stage it is is freezing.