Help with installation.

[Kam Leo]

Update the BIOS. Check the manufacturer of the main/motherboard for an
update and install it.  If there is no update from the manufacturer do
a google search for "k6-2 bios  model_of_motherboard" and follow the
leads.  If you cannot find an updated BIOS go to the disk drive
manufacturer's site and see if they provide a utility to translate the
40 GB drive into something that the BIOS can utilitize.

Note:  In order to flash the BIOS you will need a bootable floppy.  


On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 16:46:02 +1100, Simon Slater <sslater at cybanet.net.au> wrote:
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> Being a newbie to Linux, I am attempting to install Fedora from CD's
> supplied with ht book "Official Fedora Companion" onto an AMD K6/200 with
> 256MB RAM; 1x2.1GB and 1x40GB (only 20GB of which is recognized). I am
> encountering 2 error messages: 
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> "/dev/hdb is inconsistent …. Linux detected BIOS geometry incorrectly …
> Using LBA is recommended."  Both hard drives are in BIOS as LBA. 
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> "You are trying to install on a machine which is not supported by this
> release of Fedora Core" 
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> These CD's installed successfully onto a PII with 64MB RAM, but ran slowly. 
> Are these messages related, or is the AMD platform a problem?  Where should
> I go from here? 
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> Simon 
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