Well, this is great! I didn't expect so many responses. ANYWAY - everybody so far has asked me to check the BIOS settings, and I have replied that my CD-ROM is indeed at the top of the boot list.
Further to that, Anders (in this reply) asked if I can use the CD-ROM in Windows - the answer if YES. He also asked if my BIOS sees it. Again, YES. EXCEPT when I've got the Linux CD in the drive .... I'm very confused. Diane ----- Original Message ----- From: "Anders Lind" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 1:15 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] COMPLETE Newbie - need help installing Mandrake 9.0 > I am totally new to Linux. Just bought a new computer, and want to install > both Windows 95 and Mandrake 9.0 on it. Here's what I've done so far: > (Computer = HP 7915, Intel Celeron 1.1 Ghz, 256 Mb SDram, 40 GB HDD) > > Welcome to the wonderful of Linux *smiles* > > I created a 2 Gb primary Dos partition to install Win95 - all went well with > that. Since I cannot boot from my CD-ROM drive (don't know why), I ran > Win95, inserted Mandrake CD1in drive, get a setup screen offering several > options (install, use floppy, etc). When I click on the "Install Mandrake" > button, a message appears saying "your computer will reboot ... installation > will begin" (or to that effect). When I clicked "OK" - nothing happened. > > You should be able to fix so it boots in the computers BIOS > > SO ... I created a floppy, using the cdrom.img file, and tried that way. > Everything was going fine, then my computer rebooted diring the program > installation, and I get a message that it can't find the CD-ROM. Asks me > which driver to try. (I have NO idea). If I randomly choose a driver to try > (what the heck, aye), I get asked for kernel info. Well, now I'm just lost. > > Can you use the CD-Rom in Windows? > If no, does the computer BIOS see the CD-Rom? > It probably is a IDE/ATAPI-CD (I am not sure what the drivers name is, but > it is > the most common type) > > > Best Regards, > Anders > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com >
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