Ron, thank you for trying to help.
Since posting my e-mail I found out that PCAnswers are issuing a replacement
CD for Linux -Mandrake.
The original CDs were faulty. The replacement is available by post to:
PC Answers Linux CD replacement
Future Publishing
30 Monmouth Street
Bath BA1 2BW
United Kingdom
You have to send the original CD insert to receive a replacement.
Regards,
Gerry Cook
----- Original Message -----
From: Ron Peake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, December 23, 1999 5:42 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Linux Mandrake boot problem
> Hi Gerry
> Exactly the same thing happened to me. The magazine states that this
> is a 'cut-down' distribution
> to fit on the CD and I guess that something was left out. I bought a
> 'Cheap-Bytes'
> Mandrake 6.1 CD and the installation on the same PC went without a
> problem.
> Did you try to install it from Windows incidentally according to the
> pictures?
> But it makes no difference if you boot from DOS and run
> \DOSUTILS\AUTOBOOT
> from the cdrom.
> Regards,
> Ron
>
>
>
>
> FreeNet wrote:
>
> > I've installed Linux Mandrake 6.1 from PC Answers CD-Rom. After
> > booting I get the "local host:login" prompt but cannot log in. I've
> > tried root password to no vail. Is there a special login
> > password? Regards Gerry Cook
>
>
