that sounds like some sort of hardware issue to me.. what have you changed on your PC since then?? bios settings?
rgds Frank -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Scott Wagner Sent: Tuesday, 4 June 2002 11:58 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] 8.2 install gone awry And another thing, while I'm at it, I don't get why, since this install of 8.2 went south, I now get the same error messages when I try to reinstall 8.0, which worked perfectly fine before? SW ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Wagner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, June 03, 2002 11:28 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] 8.2 install gone awry > Hi > I've copied the patch numerous times and each time I try the install when it > comes to the part where you partition the hard drive the floppy drive starts > to work and it just works and works and nothing happens until I finally exit > the install. > What should the file type of the copied patch be? Windows saves it as a > text file and I wonder if this is a problem. > > Thanks, > SW > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kaj Haulrich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, June 03, 2002 8:03 AM > Subject: Re: [newbie] 8.2 install gone awry > > > > On Monday 03 June 2002 12:32 am, Michael Adams wrote: > > > On Mon, 03 Jun 2002 07:12, Kaj Haulrich wrote: > > > > On Sunday 02 June 2002 02:50 pm, Scott Wagner wrote: > > > > > I am reduced to using windows now since trying to install 8.2 and > I'm > > > > > trying to make a floppy with a patch on it like it tells you on the > > > > > Mandrake errata page. Can anyone tell me how to make a DOS file > system > > > > > on a floppy with windows 98? My patch isn't working and I'm > thinking > > > > > its because the filesystem is FAT rather than DOS. > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > SW > > > > > > > > Scott, try this : > > > > > > > > 1. download the patch once more (it's very small) and save it on your > > > > c-drive 2. insert a floppy, open a ms-dos prompt and type : format a: > > > > 3. when done, change directory "cd" to the one with the patch > > > > 4. type : copy patch.pl a: > > > > 5. the screen will tell you that 1 file was copied. > > > > 6. remove the floppy, insert your mdk 8.2 CD > > > > 7. reboot > > > > 8. the CD starts whirring, now re-insert the floppy > > > > 9. that's all. If still in trouble, repost to the list. > > > > > > > > HTH > > > > Kaj Haulrich > > > > Denmark > > > > > > This patch doesn't need to be written as an image using rawwrite does > it? > > > Just checking. > > > > Michael > > > > No, it doesn't. A plain "copy" will do. > > > > Kaj > > > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > ---- > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com >
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