[ALUG] Re: Installation conundrum

[cl at isbd.net]

On Sun, Dec 24, 2006 at 12:31:05PM +0000, John Seago wrote:
> On Sunday 24 December 2006 12:00, Chris Green,cl at isbd.net  wrote:
> > So what should I do?  Slackware isn't exactly you "new to Linux"
> > distribution (though it's what I use).  What else can I try that will
> > be reasonably easy for a new user?
> 
> Try replacing the ribbon cables, use new ones, that was the answer when I 
> tried installing Mandrake years ago, either that or undo the screws to the 
> access panel of the case. Perhaps a hardware expert can tell you why these 
> solutions worked, but they worked for me, ( I undid the screws and found 
> that I didn't have the right cables, that worked, I then replaced the 
> cables and tried again , that worked too.) 
> 
> Or you could just stick with Slackware, IIRC that was what I did, all the 
> others being rejected within a couple of hours of initial use, its 
> fearsome reputation is undeserved.
> 
I use Slackware myself but I'm not sure that I can impose it on
someone else who won't be a Linux afficionado.

-- 
Chris Green (chris at halon.org.uk)