I used what you suggested and Mandrake loaded without a hitch.
John
Tom Berger wrote:
> On Don, 25 Mär 1999, you wrote: / Am Don, 25 Mär 1999 schrieben Sie:
> > Hi:
> > I changed the BIOS setting so that my system would boot from my CD-ROM E:
> > drive.
>
> Did you enter 'E:' or 'CDROM' in your BIOS setup? 'E:' won't work.
>
> >Booted up with the mandrake disk in the drive and I saw the light
> > come on but for some reason it still installed win 98. Any help on this?
> >
>
> If it's not a wrong BIOS setting, it's a question of timing. May take some
> time to figure out at which point of time the CD should be inserted.
>
> > Also I have Partition Magic. It is included with a program called boot
> > magic. Has anyone used this? Can it be used instead of LILO? Are there
> > problems with using it?
> >
>
> You *can* use that, but I'd prefer LiLo. It's much easier to handle and
> you may configure it from within Linux. Also if you run into troubles with
> LiLo you are much more likely to receive help, because 80% of all Linux
> users use it and it's covered in various docs.
>
> > Thanks
> > David:
>
> You're welcome
>
> tom
>
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