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hey; trying to install mandrake 10 on a pc. install hangs after the install splash screen. tried to boot in text mode and this is the last four lines of code... checking 'hlt' instruction... ok checking for popad bug... ok posix conformance testing by UNIFIX enabled ExtINT on cpu#0 esr value before enabling vector: 00000002 ...and that's where it hangs. m/b originally had onboard video but have istall agp video card. may be a checksum error. am wondering if i have to turn something off in the BIOS. please help as i am stumped and want windows GONE!

i try not to use cdrw unless necessary...so cdr's. will try burning at the lower speeds. burning @ 8x or 4x seems soooo 4 tears ago...lol. will try that also. could be a smp but i think it recognises a single processor. will also try the kernel commands. keep ya posted. thanx

changed the recommended bios settings from a linked page on this site. video shadow ram= no. pnp os= no , boot virus protect= no, shared vidmem is off. still hangs in the same spot. thinking it might be a failed posix check. is it possible to have a non compliant m/b?! if this is indeed the problem, might be able to get a flash for that. btw... elitegroup k7vmm m/b via km266 chipset

the latest version of mandrake...as in i downloaded the iso's yesterday.did not do md5sum as i was not aware of it.what IS md5sum? burnt at 48x on 48 speed disks. used nero 5.5 as iso's and eplored the discs afterwards to check for content. seemed all there to me...