Ok, I've been trying to do a network install (using both the network.img and the pcmcia.img) and after it asks me what installation method I want to use (nfs, ftp,. http) I then get an error message stating:
"no NET device found." I have a wireless card for my laptop, but I've tried to do a network install using both the wireless card, and using a wire - both methods give the same error message. Does this mean that my network card isn't supported? It's a Xircom CreditCard Ethernet 10/100 + Modem. (The mandrake hardware checker does not mention it as either supported or unsupported, but I read a webpage somewhere else where someone with a compaw armarda and the same netword card installed mandrake...his cd drive was bootable though) thanks, Claire ----- Original Message ----- From: "Derek Jennings" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2003 5:41 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] laptop install problems > On Sunday 24 Aug 2003 9:01 am, Derek Jennings wrote: > > On Saturday 23 Aug 2003 9:44 pm, Claire Suttle wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > I've just downloaded the mandrake 9.1 ISO's, and I now want to install > > > onto a compaq armarda laptop. I'm having problems because I can't boot > > > from cd's, and the cd drive is interchangeable with the floppy drive. If > > > I try to boot from the floppy, then switch drives, the cd drive isn't > > > recognised. > > > > > > I don't really want to copy the iso's to my hard drive and install from > > > there as i want to get rid of windows completely on the laptop. > > > > > > I read somewhere that there was a way to make my hard disk bootable, then > > > browse to the cd and install from there, but I couldn't find any clear > > > instructions on how to do this - can anyone tell me how this is done? > > > > > > Otherwise, I can try installing over the network? Is it possible for me > > > to put the install cd in another machine in my house (all running win XP, > > > with static ip's) and install it over the network? I tried this just now, > > > but couldn't work out how to do it - does anyone know if this is a > > > possibility? > > > > > > tia, > > > Claire > > > > Yes you can do a network install. > > > > All you have to dois make a boot floppy as described here > > http://doc.mandrakelinux.com/MandrakeLinux/91/en/Quick_Startup.html/install > >-bootdisk.html#id2888860 but instead of the the cdrom boot image described > > in the text use the network image you will find in /images/network.img on > > your install CD > > > > When you boot from the network image you will be prompted for the path to > > the install CDs. The network image will boot using ftp, or nfs. > > The network image does not give you the option of changing CDs, so the > > easiest solution is just to copy all 3 CDs into a folder on an ftp server. > > > > HTH > > > > derek > > I should have also said - When the bootloader asks for the path to the second > stage bootloader. Give the path to the /Mandrake/base folder on the install > CD. > > derek > > -- > ---------------------------------- > www.jennings.homelinux.net > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com >
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