You didn't need a floppy to install. Mandrake 7.0 you can boot and install
directly from the CD.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dave Casper [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Sunday, March 05, 2000 1:42 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [newbie] Install prob.
>
> How's this for bad luck: I bought Lin-Man 7.0 Complete
> in the hopes of learning Linux. I couldn't install at
> home though because my floppy drive died. So I decided
> to install it at work [we're a strictly doz shop so
> don't tell anyone ;) ] to get started right away.
> Installed and works fine there. Get the new floppy
> drive at home and try the install; won't go. I fixed
> what I thought to be a hardware conflict but now I am
> getting the following errors:
> in second stage install
> Segmentation fault
> _x11TransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect: errno = 111
> _x11TransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect: errno = 111
> Gtk-warning: cannot open display: 0 at
> /usr/bin/perl-install/my_gtk.pm line 139
> install exited abnormally.
>
> This error output shows up shortly after a screen
> initializing the CD-Rom.
>
> Do you have ANY ideas of what's causing this?
>
> FYI.
> Equipment I'm using:
> P133 - 32Mb
> ATI Xpert98 (3D Rage Pro) - PCI
> US-Robotics int 33.6 modem (com 2)
> I have a multi-funct card that gives me com1. The
> motherboard has onboard IO disabled in BIOS because of
> problems.
> IDE HD CD-Rom and ZIP100.
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