Install problem with Mandrake 8.2...
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Hey there all! I'm having a problem installing Mandrake 8.2 on a 486. (yeah okay, that's slow :-O ) It allows me to select language, mouse, do all partitioning, etc, until it gets to the part where you must select packages. It says "Searching for packages..." or the equivalent, then after a while gives this error message:
"An error occurred. depslist.ordered mismatch against hdlist files."Any ideas? This means nothing to me. Thanks, Paul ;)
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Hey there all! I'm having a problem installing Mandrake 8.2 on a 486. (yeah okay, that's slow :-O ) It allows me to select language, mouse, do all partitioning, etc, until it gets to the part where you must select packages. It says "Searching for packages..." or the equivalent, then after a while gives this error message:
"An error occurred. depslist.ordered mismatch against hdlist files."Any ideas? This means nothing to me. Thanks, Paul ;)
The following statement about your geekness is true. The previous statement about your geekness is not true. - Douglas Hofstader
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Mandrake 8.* and later require at least a Pentium processor. I believe 7.0 is the last Mandrake Linux version compatible with i486.
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Would that cause that weird error message? thanks anyway Paul ;)
The following statement about your geekness is true. The previous statement about your geekness is not true. - Douglas Hofstader
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The installation packages (*.rpm files) have the CPU requirement embedded, so the message could mean that the installer can't find packages suitable for i486 CPU when all packages in distribution are for i586.
Hmmm.... good point. You're right anyway though, because i just checked the docs and it says specifically that this ver won't work on i386/i486 :( "If all else fails, read the manual" thanks tho, Paul ;)
The following statement about your geekness is true. The previous statement about your geekness is not true. - Douglas Hofstader
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Hmmm.... good point. You're right anyway though, because i just checked the docs and it says specifically that this ver won't work on i386/i486 :( "If all else fails, read the manual" thanks tho, Paul ;)
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Paul, Just what do you need the platform to do? I might be able to recommend some install images if I know what you are expecting from the platform. ie: Do you need it for mail, web surfing, document processing etc etc? There are still lots of images that can run on lower processors... but they typically are a little harder to install. Some though (such as Debian) are still up to date and have all the latest and greatest packages. As an example, you can go to the Debian 3 install page[^] and read about how to do it that way. Heck, you can go to this page[^] and learn how to install it for the 68K Macintosh if you want. Anyways, my point is that you shouldn't get discouraged. Some vendors are still making up to date stuff for older hardware. It's amazing when you see the latest flavours of Linux running on an old 68K Macintosh that was used as a door stopper! Good luck! - Dana :cool:
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Paul, Just what do you need the platform to do? I might be able to recommend some install images if I know what you are expecting from the platform. ie: Do you need it for mail, web surfing, document processing etc etc? There are still lots of images that can run on lower processors... but they typically are a little harder to install. Some though (such as Debian) are still up to date and have all the latest and greatest packages. As an example, you can go to the Debian 3 install page[^] and read about how to do it that way. Heck, you can go to this page[^] and learn how to install it for the 68K Macintosh if you want. Anyways, my point is that you shouldn't get discouraged. Some vendors are still making up to date stuff for older hardware. It's amazing when you see the latest flavours of Linux running on an old 68K Macintosh that was used as a door stopper! Good luck! - Dana :cool:
Well, actually I'm looking for a general purpose installation, ie mail, surfing, maybe a server, not really so much doc processing though. I don't really have specific needs because the reason for this machine is just to gain experience on Linux and evaluate feasibility of converting all the Windows boxes to Linux. The problem is that I'm a real Linux noob. Someone recommended Slackware as being compatible with i386/i486, with a small footprint, although I had misgivings about ease of use for a newbie like me, but when I asked he said that advanced general computer knowledge is all that's really required. So I'm having it downloaded (I'm on 56K :-O) and should get it on Saturday. I will keep y'all posted though :-D Paul :java:
The following statement about your geekness is true. The previous statement about your geekness is not true. - Douglas Hofstader
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Paul, Just what do you need the platform to do? I might be able to recommend some install images if I know what you are expecting from the platform. ie: Do you need it for mail, web surfing, document processing etc etc? There are still lots of images that can run on lower processors... but they typically are a little harder to install. Some though (such as Debian) are still up to date and have all the latest and greatest packages. As an example, you can go to the Debian 3 install page[^] and read about how to do it that way. Heck, you can go to this page[^] and learn how to install it for the 68K Macintosh if you want. Anyways, my point is that you shouldn't get discouraged. Some vendors are still making up to date stuff for older hardware. It's amazing when you see the latest flavours of Linux running on an old 68K Macintosh that was used as a door stopper! Good luck! - Dana :cool:
Great - I got my Slackware disk yesterday, and fired it up this morning. True to what I expected, Slackware is a little more geeky. I did however figure most of it out. Now my only problem is that there is only 600mb available to Slackware (800mb hdd, 200mb swap) and I need to fit it on here. What packages should I install for the claimed minimum of 500mb install space (ie no X) Paul
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