Frederico Figueiredo wrote: >Hi there. >I'm able to install Mandrake 7.2 on my Toshiba 1700-500 (Celeron 700 10G >disk and 128MB RAM) laptop with no problems. > >I've tryed installing versions 8.1 and 8.2, and many errors occur, of the >type: There was an error installing packages: XPTO Go on anyway? If I say >YES the errors repeat and the installation crashes a few errors after. > >This happends in both versions but only on my laptop. I've tryed the same >instalation files in my desktop PC (PII 233 3G disk and 248RAM) and it works >fine. > >Both versions are recorded in diferent CD's. > >Any idea what is the problem? > >I really need help since I'm need to update my linux. >Thanks for the help. >Fred > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? >Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > Well, that is not among the deadly Toshibas, so it should(tm) work. Try making media with very fast and very slow burns and maybe you can find a set of CDs that the drive can read well.
Other potential problems are memory (use /images/memtest-x86.bin) and your hard disk target. To run the memory test just dd if=/mnt/cdrom/images/memtest-x86.bin of=/dev/fd0 on your desktop then boot your laptop from the floppy produced. It does a really thorough check. Oh, one more thing--when you finally try installing make sure you select the hotplug package if you want to use modems or ethernet cards from the pcmcia slots. Civileme
Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
