Expert hangs also, same exact point. And the CD-RW is only about 6 mos. old... I -know- it can handle 700 MB cds, as the cds I've burned before (and borrowed for certain programs) work fine.
----- Original Message ----- From: "et" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, January 04, 2003 5:58 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] 8.2 Installation Hangs (during Partitioning, CD 1) On Friday 03 January 2003 06:45 pm, NeueZiel wrote: > I'll post the hardware I've got first, so I can get that out of the way: > > Cognac + Mainboard > Intel Celeron 667 mhz Processor > 256 mb PC 133 Sdram (SimpleTech) > 10 GB 5400 RPM Seagate HD > LG Electronics 40x12x40x CD-RW > Nvidia Riva TNT2 M64 Video card > Some integrated sound (Cirrus Logic, I think) > > I think that's all that really matters for this... > > Now, I run a reccomended installation with the graphical installer (text > gets the same problem). And it goes smoothly up until the partitioning.. May I suggest that you not try "recommended" and use the "expert" install, it is no more dificult, just gives more choices. how old is the CDROM reader (some older readers can not handle the 700 meg cdroms) > There are 3 partitions for Linux, totaling 6 GB in size (/, swap, and > /home: 3.4 GB, 300 MB, and 2.3 GB respectively), and when I get this all > set up in the "Custom Partitioning", I get the following output: > > "Searching for available packages." > > Now, after about a minute of sitting here, the following error comes up: > > "Nothing found while parsing /mnt/var/lib/urpmi/hdlist.Installation CD 2 > (x86) (cdrom2).cz." > > And as soon as I press "OK" (or whatever the option is to confirm), it goes > back to the screen that presents me with options of what to do for > partitioning (Use Existing partitions, format entire disk, etc...), and no > matter which of these options I select, the same error occurs. > > I'm booting from the CD, but trying to boot from a bootdisk nets the same > results.. > > Any help would be greatly appreciated, as I've been hearing only good > things about Mandrake and am dying to get it installed. > > Thanks! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com >
Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
