On Fri, Jun 15, Michael Fischer wrote: > On Fri, Jun 15, Sloan wrote: > > > Why not just rsync all the files of interest over to the new box? The > > integrity of the filesystem is really not connected to the display issues... > > Well, in the ongoing saga..... > > The new machine is a spanking HP pavilion, dual core athlon 64. > > And 10.1 doesn't recognize the DVD/CD rom... > > Install no go. > > Install ACPI=off at least gets me som old fashioned curses-style > dialog boxes, but which invariably tell me it can't find/mount > the cd rom device. going into the System Information dialog > to Hard Disks or CD-ROMs tells me it finds the SATA HD, and > even all the cute flash-rom thingies. But not the DVD/CD.
FWIW, the only branding I can see on the DVD/CD drive is "lightscribe". Any wisdom on that? I'd google, but this machine from which I am typing doesn't know it has a mouse, and that's just murder to tab through vendor sites to learn more ... (me hates the thought of being mouse-dependent to be reasonably productive online...) TIA Michael -- Michael Fischer Happiness is a config option. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Recompile and be happy. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
