wilcal
07-03-2002, 01:42 PM
Successful Mandrake 8.2 install, w/wrinkles
The Machine:
Compaq DeskPro EN Series
PII-350
Intel Pentium II w/MMX (Deschutes)
Intel 440BX/ZX MB (4/98 BIOS)
192MB (64MB + 128MB)
5.1GB Quantum Fireball
56Kbs internal modem (ISA bus installed, not a WinModem)
NIC Linksys 10/100 model NC100, Tulip Ver. 0.9.15-pre9 (Nov 6, 2001) BIOS set at IRQ 10
Compaq P50 15in terminal
Compaq keyboard
generic two button mouse
This was a used machine that all in cost me $266 plus tax.
Download freebe three disc Mandrake 8.2 with a Win/98 machine
and cut the three install discs to CD-R then install:
Linux version 2.4.18-6mdk (quintela@bi.mandrakesoft.com) (gcc version 2.96
20000731 (Mandrake Linux 8.2 2.96-0.76mdk)) #1 Fri Mar 15 02:59:08 CET 2002
The hard disk is ALL Linux Mandrake from the get go with no dual boot
Windows partitions. Very important to remove conflicts.
I did not install development tools and probably should have. Install Gnome,
Apache, Firewall and workstation ect ect.
Things that didn't work were the classic.
No sound
No modem (dialup)
No ADSL connection
No amount of fiddling with the Mandrake Control Center (MCC) could
get the sound and ADSL working. I installed Gnome only first but the Gnome
dialer would not connect. Then at a friends suggestion I installed KDE
with the Kppp dialer.
IMPORTANT. The internal modem is in the sole ISA buss slot and is
a hardware modem. I was able to set up the Kppp dialer to dial out
and make internet connection. Success #1.
I tried to run sndconfig from root and it could not find the program.
I downloaded and tried to install the sndconfig rpm and that
complained that it needed the rpm for awe32. I downloaded that,
successfully installed it and then successfully installed the sndconfig
rpm. Launched it, followed the bouncing ball install and the sound worked.
I selected the stock standard Sound Blaster config. But had to
go back and change the sound board IRQ from 3 (conflicted with ISA modem)
to 5. Symptom, plays crazed music through the speakers as the dialer
starts to dial. Success #2.
Running ifconfig and dmesg told me that the NIC was successfully
recognized and the latest tulip driver installed. But, I had to move
the NIC IRQ in the BIOS to IRQ 10. This Intel MB does not have a way
to toggle the PnP off or on.
Having put in the DNS name server, ID and PW in MCC I then used
root command line instructions to "force" the eth0 to go in the
correct direction. As follows:
root# ifconfig eth0 xx.xxx.xx.xx up netmask 255.255.255.0
root# route add default gw xx.xxx.xx.1 dev eth0
The ADSL Internet connection complete with Browser (Mozilla) and
Apache immediately launched and are now working fine. Success #3.
The whole process took about four weeks of lurking on the
help forums, some hints from fellow workers familiar with
Linix Mandrake and just plain luck stumbling across the
right info in help files and or on Linuxnewbie forums.
The Machine:
Compaq DeskPro EN Series
PII-350
Intel Pentium II w/MMX (Deschutes)
Intel 440BX/ZX MB (4/98 BIOS)
192MB (64MB + 128MB)
5.1GB Quantum Fireball
56Kbs internal modem (ISA bus installed, not a WinModem)
NIC Linksys 10/100 model NC100, Tulip Ver. 0.9.15-pre9 (Nov 6, 2001) BIOS set at IRQ 10
Compaq P50 15in terminal
Compaq keyboard
generic two button mouse
This was a used machine that all in cost me $266 plus tax.
Download freebe three disc Mandrake 8.2 with a Win/98 machine
and cut the three install discs to CD-R then install:
Linux version 2.4.18-6mdk (quintela@bi.mandrakesoft.com) (gcc version 2.96
20000731 (Mandrake Linux 8.2 2.96-0.76mdk)) #1 Fri Mar 15 02:59:08 CET 2002
The hard disk is ALL Linux Mandrake from the get go with no dual boot
Windows partitions. Very important to remove conflicts.
I did not install development tools and probably should have. Install Gnome,
Apache, Firewall and workstation ect ect.
Things that didn't work were the classic.
No sound
No modem (dialup)
No ADSL connection
No amount of fiddling with the Mandrake Control Center (MCC) could
get the sound and ADSL working. I installed Gnome only first but the Gnome
dialer would not connect. Then at a friends suggestion I installed KDE
with the Kppp dialer.
IMPORTANT. The internal modem is in the sole ISA buss slot and is
a hardware modem. I was able to set up the Kppp dialer to dial out
and make internet connection. Success #1.
I tried to run sndconfig from root and it could not find the program.
I downloaded and tried to install the sndconfig rpm and that
complained that it needed the rpm for awe32. I downloaded that,
successfully installed it and then successfully installed the sndconfig
rpm. Launched it, followed the bouncing ball install and the sound worked.
I selected the stock standard Sound Blaster config. But had to
go back and change the sound board IRQ from 3 (conflicted with ISA modem)
to 5. Symptom, plays crazed music through the speakers as the dialer
starts to dial. Success #2.
Running ifconfig and dmesg told me that the NIC was successfully
recognized and the latest tulip driver installed. But, I had to move
the NIC IRQ in the BIOS to IRQ 10. This Intel MB does not have a way
to toggle the PnP off or on.
Having put in the DNS name server, ID and PW in MCC I then used
root command line instructions to "force" the eth0 to go in the
correct direction. As follows:
root# ifconfig eth0 xx.xxx.xx.xx up netmask 255.255.255.0
root# route add default gw xx.xxx.xx.1 dev eth0
The ADSL Internet connection complete with Browser (Mozilla) and
Apache immediately launched and are now working fine. Success #3.
The whole process took about four weeks of lurking on the
help forums, some hints from fellow workers familiar with
Linix Mandrake and just plain luck stumbling across the
right info in help files and or on Linuxnewbie forums.