Are you able to boot into Mandrake normally after the install is completed? I worry because my existing Mandrake installation is also not booting up presumably because it does not seem to recognize the hard disk plugged into the IDE slots on board.
--- Alexander Rayborn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This sounds a lot like the problem I'm having with > the Asus P4B533-E. I > had to install Mandrake via FTP server (I copied the > CDs to a share on > my home network and connected to it during the > install). > > I have also updated to the latest BIOS to no avail. > > --Alexander > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Nikunj Bansal [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2002 6:58 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: [newbie] ABIT BD-711 motherboard > problems with Mandrake > > > > > > Hi Jim, > > > > Thanks for the response. I do not have any of the > > devices as slaves. I have 3 IDE devices - 2 HDDs > and 1 > > CDROM/RW (Plextor 12/10/32). Apart from the 2 > slots > > for IDE on board I also have a PCI-IDE bridge for > the > > extra device. Here is my problem. The Mandrake > Install > > CD does not recognize the device(s) plugged into > the > > on-board slots but does so for the device(s) > plugged > > into the PCI-IDE bridge. I have experimented with > > different combinations and this seems to be always > the > > case. I know that the CDs are good as I have used > this > > same set many times before to install. Also, both > the > > 8.0 and the 9.0 CD give the same exact problem. On > the > > other hand, the RedHat CD works just fine. > > > > Am not sure how to get the BIOS updates and > install > > them. I dont have DOS/Windows at all to do that. > Can > > one do that from Linux? > > > > Thanks > > Nikunj. > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com
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