On Thursday 06 March 2003 08:24 am, Diane Arsenault wrote: > 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
Diane, I think you have an older computer with a CD that expects 650Mb CD media. Mandrake 9.0 is distributed on 700Mb (80 minute audio) CD media, and older drives often have difficulty booting from though not normally reading, the later media. If you have two drives on the same channel it MAY be that the manufacturer set them both on CABLE SELECT. In that case change the jumpers so that one is identified as master and the other as slave (the jumpers are on the back of the CD drive and CDRW drive. I have seen CABLE SELECT disable both from booting. How fast is your internet connection? There are other ways to do this.... Civileme
Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
