On Sat, 21 Aug 1999, Sebastian L C Goh wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> I am trying to learn about Linux and got myself a copy of Mandrake
> Linux 6.0.
>
> Unfortunately, I don't have the right CD-ROM for it. I have a ACER
> ATAPI 40X CD-ROM and when installing, it is not in the list.
It should be detected as an IDE drive, all those others are for non ide
non scsi drives requireing a custom driver. Does the bios identtify the
drive at boot up? no? find out what ide chain it's on my guess would be
it's connected to an isa/pnp type sound card with onboard controller.
> Can anyone advise how to configure the CD-ROM.
>
> I have been in Windows all the time and feel crippled and naked
> without its ease of setup.
>
> Thanks
>
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