I think you have a Pentium 90, check this page too see if it fit what you have in hand http://www.seindal.dk/rene/linux/echos.php3
You mentioned that you hit "Enter" at the main menu, have you tried "F1"? Type test or vgalo at the prompt. Just a thought, can you use boot disk and start install with the 2nd disk? Robin > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Tom Harris > Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2002 12:20 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [newbie] installing 8.1 > > > hmmmm... i don't know what machine i have got, how do i find > out? i would rather not install previous versions because i > got this one packaged in a shop which cost £30! > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of FLYNN, Steve > Sent: 27 January 2002 18:51 > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: RE: [newbie] installing 8.1 > > > Didn't you get a LILO: prompt on screen? If so, try typing > Linux, or just hitting enter again. > > If your machine hung, then I suspect you might be trying to > install a 586 compiled distribution on something which isn't > quite a 586! If you are desperate, I can burn you a copy of > mandrake 6.5 which I think would install onto a 486 based machine... > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Tom Harris [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2002 6:32 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: [newbie] installing 8.1 > > > > that kind of worked. i got to the main menu screen, pressed > enter and > > then just got a blank screen with "Mandrake Linux 8.1" at the top. > > please help! > > > > tom. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Robin > > Sent: 27 January 2002 18:25 > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: [newbie] installing 8.1 > > > > > > According to Linux-on-laptops, it is possible. Here is how > > > > To install Linux from at CD-Rom, you need the cable that comes with > > the computer to attach the floppy drive to the parallel port. The > > procedure is as follows. Turn the computer off. Place the > CD drive in > > the bay, and connect the floppy drive to the parallel port with the > > cable. Fasten the screws firmly. Now turn the machine on > and press F2 > > to enter the setup. Find the configuration menu for integrated > > peripherals and change the mode of the parallel port to FDD mode. > > Initially it will probably be "Uni-directional" or > "Bi-directional". > > Save and exit the setup, and when the system boots, the now > external > > floppy drive will be A:. From this point on your have a > normal system > > with both floppy and CD-ROM drive and you can install as usual. > > > > If you want more information, here is the link > > http://www.linux-on-laptops.com/olivetti.html > > > > Hmmm, just a side note, judging from your model number, I > am guessing > > it's Pentium 90, are you sure you want to put 8.1 on it? > 8.1 does take > > quite a bit of resource to run it smoothly. > > > > > > Robin > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of FLYNN, Steve > > > Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2002 9:33 AM > > > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > > > Subject: RE: [newbie] installing 8.1 > > > > > > > > > Hmmm - tricky. Have you got sfficient drive space to perform a > > > Hard-drive install? i.e. copy the CD's onto HD and install from > > > that, rather than a CD. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Tom Harris [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2002 5:24 PM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: RE: [newbie] installing 8.1 > > > > > > or rather the floppy drive has a cable, but the BIOS doesn't > > > recognise it! > > > > > > tom. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Tom Harris > > > Sent: 27 January 2002 17:22 > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: RE: [newbie] installing 8.1 > > > > > > > > > Extremely ancient! I have an Olivetti Echos P90s. I've > checked and > > > sadly > > > it's not possible to connect it via a cable :-( > > > > > > Tom. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of > FLYNN, Steve > > > Sent: 27 January 2002 17:23 > > > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > > > Subject: RE: [newbie] installing 8.1 > > > > > > > > > Are you quite sure your BIOS won't allow a CDROM boot? > > > It must be a truely > > > ancient laptop if it doesn't. > > > > > > It's not a Dell Insprion is it? > > > > > > What normally happens is that the CDROM can be > > > connected top the parallel > > > port via a special cable which carries the signal and > > > enough power for the > > > drive.... > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Tom Harris [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2002 5:10 PM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: [newbie] installing 8.1 > > > > > > I just bought Mankrake 8.1 Standard edition but > > > I am having trouble > > > installing. The problem is that my laptop as a > > > space for a floppy > > > drive and > > > CD-ROM drive however I can only have one in at > > > once at my BIOS won't > > > allow > > > me to boot from a CD. Because I cannot use both > > > floppy and > > > CD at > > > once I > > > can't use a boot disk. The only workaround I > > > can think of is to go > > > into dos > > > or whatever and open the install file but I > > > don't what it > > > is. Please > > > could > > > someone reply and tell me the name of the file. > > > > > > Tom. > > > > > > > > > << File: message.footer >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > ********************************************************************** > > > This email and any files sent with it are intended only > > > for the named > > > recipient. If you are not the named recipient please > > > telephone/email > > > the sender immediately. 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