On Thursday 06 March 2003 01:59 pm, Jonathan Shilling wrote: > Et, > I've loaded linux on Gateway servers, and laptops with little to no > problems, was unaware that it would "void" the warranty, interesting... > -Jonathan give Gateway a call, maybe it has changed. I did not say it does not work, since it does (in most casers, excluding some sound and video card workarounds).
> > -----Original Message----- > > From: et [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 12:56 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [newbie] COMPLETE Newbie - Update > > > > On Thursday 06 March 2003 01:44 pm, Diane Arsenault wrote: > > > Hi again, > > > > > > No problem - I'm getting replies so fast I can hardly keep > > > > up to it myself! > > > > > Anway, it rebooted during the process of installing the > > > > actual program > > > > > files. No warning at all - she just up and quit - and > > > > rebooted. When this > > > > > happened it did come back to the "Press enter to install" > > > > screen, and the > > > > > progress bar indicated that it was loading files (although > > > > I hadn't pressed > > > > > enter). In all honesty, I don't remember if the floppy was > > > > still in the > > > > > drive or not ... Too much going on and I'm just about braindead. > > > > > > As an update - I just disconnected the CD-RW - Still can't > > > > boot from the > > > > > CD-ROM. Now I'm going to set up the CD-ROM as Primary > > > > SLAVE and see where > > > > > that gets me. > > > > > > Diane > > > > At this point, I wonder if the fans are running correctly, > > and I kinda agree > > with Adolfo on this. it really "should" start from the CDrom. > > it also should > > NOT have rebooted durring the install there. this might be a > > sign of some > > other problem. > > > > It might be worth noting, at least a couple of years ago, if > > you had a > > Gateway computer (I don't think this is the same with > > HP/Compaq) and even > > attempted to ask their tech support if you could install linx > > on it got you a > > litle note in the warrenty records, and would void the > > warrenty by installing > > Linux. > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "et" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 2:36 PM > > > > > > so sorry I jumped in late and did not read the complete > > > > first post to > > > > > reliaze > > > you had already tried cdrom.img, how ever, rebooting > > > > durring the install > > > > > process is not normal, (this ain't winders) and I am now > > > > wondering at what > > > > > point and why did it reboot? and was the floppy still in > > > > the floppy drive > > > > > when it reboots? and before it reboots durring the install > > > > process does it > > > > > give you the chance to reboot or does it just throwdown and restart? > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > ------------- > > > > >- ---- > > > > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
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