Re: BDI

Hi Alan,

I'm running an AMD K6-2/450 with 6GB HD, 128MB RAM, 16MB Riva TNT
video, 15" monitor. Only minor problems so far, and I think they are
related to the .INI file (5 axis) that I'm playing with. During
setup, at the video card selection screen, by clicking the "Test"
buton, the screen should change a couple times, then show a dialog
asking if you can read the dialog "Yes/No" while it counts down from
10 to 1. Install from the BDI is easy and problem free - Thank you,
Paul.

Allan

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., Alan Marconett KM6VV <KM6VV@a...> wrote:
> Hi Ray, BDI fans,
>
> Well, I finally got an AMD K6-2/400 machine up and checked out with
> Windoz98 (I had sometime previously built a machine for my wife
with the
> 6Gb drive).
>
> The drive is partitioned as C,D,E &F, each partition is 2Gb, except
the
> last, which got 32MB. Seemed like a good idea at the time; I think
the
> other intended target machine didn't like anything bigger then 2Gb.
>
> As Windoz98 is in the 'C' partition, I thought I'd try to bring BDI
up
> on the 'E' drive partition. I selected custom (?) and gave 'E' the
root
> '/'.
>
> The first problem (?) I had was in the video board/monitor
choices. I
> had put in an old Trident 9000 512 kb controller, and a Toshiba 17"
> monitor I had. Monitor not on the list, but I determined H & V sync
> rates, and put in the numbers (OK?) I tried the "test", but other
then
> a few flashes and clicks of the monitor, I didn't see any "graphics
> screen" (Am I supposed to see something?), and the 512K selection
was
> deleted upon the return to the text setup screens. I continued.
>
> The setups suggests about 15-20 min of time to copy all
the "packages",
> that starts but never finishes (I tried different builds, I think
the
> developer finished, but hung on the post stuff).
>
> After waiting a good while, I rebooted, and with Windoz, I saw
(from the
> developer load try) a 1Gb or so image file, and a 32K file.
>
> Some questions:
>
> 1) Did BDI (RedHat) not like the AMD K6?
>
> 2) Did I blow it on the 'E' partition? (it would be nice to do dual
> boot), but I couldn't see a way to switch the boot to the "extended"
> partition. (Something about ASKING for instructions on doing a
> dual-boot in the printed note that came with the CD).
>
> 3) SHOULD I have seen something on the video test? (800x600 VGA)
>
> 4) I can and will blow away the Windoz98, if necessary (easier),
but as
> the drive is 6Gb, I thought I'd keep it.
>
> 5) IDE drive and CD, but couldn't boot from BDI CD (machine seems to
> boot from Windoz98 2nd Ed CD). Not a problem, I made a boot floppy
per
> instructions on CD.
>
> Any Ideas?
>
> Alan KM6VV