On Tue, 18 Dec 2001 18:50:56 -0500 Harold Hartley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I had the same problem and found my cdrom was wearing out and not reading >data correctly. >I installed a new cdrom and it was a perfect install with no errors.. >... >... maybe you need to get another one.. I wish it was that easy ... I forgot to mention that the computer is brand new. The CDs have only been used maybe 6 times. It is a Aopen 56X IDE/ATAPI CDROM drive. However, I've been doing some playing around, and I can't seem to play any audio CDs using gcd or grip, so *perhaps* there might be something wrong with my new CDROM drive after all. Paul ----- >On Tuesday 18 December 2001 06:16 pm, you wrote: > > I know this is not the help you wanted, but can you try a different >CDrom > > reader? is this one correctly configured in BIOS? I am only guessing, >but > > if it booted once from the CDrom, unless the CD was damaged, it should >boot > > again? don't you think? maybe you just got a bad cd? or was downloaded >bad. > > > > On Tuesday 18 December 2001 18:03, you wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > Borrowed the 3 CD Mandrake 8.1 distro. (downloaded) from a friend. >Booted > > > off CD 1, everything going OK until the install suddenly hangs when > > > prompting me for CD #2; eventually had to cancel. The install then > > > *skipped* a few important steps (create bootdisk, install bootloader). > > > > > > After restarting, it came up (albeit with a few warning messages). > > > I wanted to do a clean re-install, so I placed CD #1 in, and rebooted. > > > But it won't boot up from the CD. > > > > > > Help!!!!!! > > > > > > Paul > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: > > > http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx > >---------------------------------------- >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"; name="message.footer" >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit >Content-Description: >---------------------------------------- > >Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? >Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Home: 263-2822 Work: 482-2843 Pager: 268-1780 [EMAIL PROTECTED] / [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.localendar.com/public/consultant4hire _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx
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