Re: [newbie] Boot problems

2003-03-06 Thread John Richard Smith
Ian Kelly wrote: John Richard Smith wrote: Ian Kelly wrote: At 05:03 AM 3/3/03, you wrote: Ian Kelly wrote: Hi, I just did a fresh install of Mandrake 9.0 and my computer freezes up when I try to boot from the hard drive. It gets as far as the message "INIT: Loading ve

Re: [newbie] Boot problems

2003-03-05 Thread Ian Kelly
John Richard Smith wrote: > Ian Kelly wrote: > >> At 05:03 AM 3/3/03, you wrote: >> >>> Ian Kelly wrote: >>> Hi, I just did a fresh install of Mandrake 9.0 and my computer freezes up when I try to boot from the hard drive. It gets as far as the message "INIT: Loading

Re: [newbie] Boot problems

2003-03-05 Thread John Richard Smith
Ian Kelly wrote: At 05:03 AM 3/3/03, you wrote: Ian Kelly wrote: Hi, I just did a fresh install of Mandrake 9.0 and my computer freezes up when I try to boot from the hard drive. It gets as far as the message "INIT: Loading version 2.83" (just before the interactive mode message would normall

Re: [newbie] Boot problems

2003-03-05 Thread Ian Kelly
At 05:03 AM 3/3/03, you wrote: Ian Kelly wrote: Hi, I just did a fresh install of Mandrake 9.0 and my computer freezes up when I try to boot from the hard drive. It gets as far as the message "INIT: Loading version 2.83" (just before the interactive mode message would normally appear) and then i

Re: [newbie] Boot problems

2003-03-03 Thread John Richard Smith
Ian Kelly wrote: Hi, I just did a fresh install of Mandrake 9.0 and my computer freezes up when I try to boot from the hard drive. It gets as far as the message "INIT: Loading version 2.83" (just before the interactive mode message would normally appear) and then it dies. Booting failsafe I get

RE: [newbie] boot problems (was unmounting drives)

2001-02-25 Thread Paul Rodríguez
unday, February 25, 2001 4:47 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] boot problems (was unmounting drives) Paul Rodríguez wrote: > Yes, I've run fsck, ound no problems. I might have to > reformat and reinstall. Any last minute ideas? > > -Paul R > > -Original

Re: [newbie] boot problems (was unmounting drives)

2001-02-24 Thread Alan Shoemaker
ednesday, February 21, 2001 7:13 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [newbie] boot problems (was unmounting drives) > > Paul Rodríguez wrote: > > Hi, I still can't get this resolved. > > > > When I try to boot I get an error that /dev/hda9 and > > /de

RE: [newbie] boot problems (was unmounting drives)

2001-02-24 Thread Paul Rodríguez
t: Re: [newbie] boot problems (was unmounting drives) Paul Rodríguez wrote: > Hi, I still can't get this resolved. > > When I try to boot I get an error that /dev/hda9 and > /dev/hda8 are already mounted, can't continue, and drop's > me to root for maintenance wit

[newbie] boot problems (was unmounting drives)

2001-02-21 Thread Paul Rodríguez
Hi, I still can't get this resolved. When I try to boot I get an error that /dev/hda9 and /dev/hda8 are already mounted, can't continue, and drop's me to root for maintenance with password. Once there, I can't unmount /hda8 because it is in use. If I switch runlevels to single user mode, I can

Re: [newbie] Boot problems

2001-02-08 Thread Alan Shoemaker
Martin Cleaver wrote: > > > I had made a boot floppy this time (last time Mandrake > > > just shot past the option without even letting me make > > > one) but it would appear to be corrupt... (shouldn't > > > Mandrake at least check :-( > > > > Martinyour descriptions of the assorted problems

Re: [newbie] Boot problems

2001-02-08 Thread Martin Cleaver
> > I had made a boot floppy this time (last time Mandrake just > > shot past the option without even letting me make one) but > > it would appear to be corrupt... (shouldn't Mandrake at > > least check :-( > Martinyour descriptions of the assorted problems are > somewhat incomplete, but it

Re: [newbie] Boot problems

2001-02-08 Thread Alan Shoemaker
Martin Cleaver wrote: > Last week I had help installing Mandrake 7.2 to replace an > old 6.1 set up with Samba support as Linux machine and file > server... > > However, a few days later, the machine crashed, I had to > reboot and Mandrake could not find it's etc directory... I > assumed that the

[newbie] Boot problems

2001-02-08 Thread Martin Cleaver
Last week I had help installing Mandrake 7.2 to replace an old 6.1 set up with Samba support as Linux machine and file server... However, a few days later, the machine crashed, I had to reboot and Mandrake could not find it's etc directory... I assumed that the disk was messed up and reinstalled

Re: [newbie] Boot problems...

2000-10-28 Thread Alan Shoemaker
Joseph Brault wrote: > > Hello all > > I have a problem with my computer... I just installed LM7.1 over my old 7.0 > version. I have a dual boot system with 7gig hd, 128mb ram, (this is a > laptop). After the install, when I went to reload, I was presented with some > odd message lik: > > sta

[newbie] Boot problems...

2000-10-28 Thread Joseph Brault
Hello all I have a problem with my computer... I just installed LM7.1 over my old 7.0 version. I have a dual boot system with 7gig hd, 128mb ram, (this is a laptop). After the install, when I went to reload, I was presented with some odd message lik: stage1 stage2 error something like that...

Re: [newbie] boot problems

2000-05-17 Thread nodyak0
May 2000 21:05:13 -0400 "Andy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Yes some the BIOS most likely has an option to boot from cd > - Original Message - > From: Hank Ingram > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2000 1:20 PM > Subject: RE: [

Re: [newbie] boot problems

2000-05-11 Thread Andy
Yes  some the BIOS most likely has an option to boot from cd - Original Message - From: Hank Ingram To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2000 1:20 PM Subject: RE: [newbie] boot problems Does your bios allow you to boot the CD

Re: [newbie] boot problems

2000-05-11 Thread Paul
On Thu, 11 May 2000, F. E. Schaper wrote: >So, I guess the best thing to do at this point is to try to create a >boot disk that has a cd rom driver on it so I can boot up dos with the >cd and run the install from there. Anyone know where I can get such a >utility? > >If that does not work I'll ch

RE: [newbie] boot problems

2000-05-11 Thread Hank Ingram
Does your bios allow you to boot the CD? ---Hank Ingram [EMAIL PROTECTED]    Blacksburg, VaVirginia Tech - Administrative Information Services - HRhttp://fbox.vt.edu:10021/H/hingram/ 

RE: [newbie] boot problems

2000-05-11 Thread Conor Hanley
Their is such a place but offhand I can't remember the URL. Thoe if you search for boot disk you will find the site. It has various boot disks to download. I assume you can't use your Win98  to make a disk as that supports CD-ROMs?  

Re: [newbie] boot problems

2000-05-11 Thread Charles A Edwards
lt;[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2000 10:27 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] boot problems Ron, Thanks for the idea...tried that and the CD-Rom drive is not recognized...what really is getting me pissed about this whole thing is that the boot floppy is not being recognized...I've even t

RE: [newbie] boot problems

2000-05-11 Thread Ron Greer
TED]Subject: Re: [newbie] boot problems Ron,   Thanks for the idea...tried that and the CD-Rom drive is not recognized...what really is getting me pissed about this whole thing is that the boot floppy is not being recognized...I've even tried to use my other box to burn of

Re: [newbie] boot problems

2000-05-11 Thread F. E. Schaper
- From: Ron Greer To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2000 9:52 AM Subject: RE: [newbie] boot problems Well, I'm not sure why that's happening, but if your cdrom is working in DOS, you can always boot to dos, go to the cdrom drive (Ex

Re: [newbie] boot problems

2000-05-11 Thread F. E. Schaper
  If that does not work I'll chant f*ck Linux as I throw the box out the window and revert to my previous NT ways...   Thanx - Original Message - From: Ron Greer To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2000 9:52 AM Subject: RE: [newbie] boot proble

Re: [newbie] BOOT Problems.

1999-09-03 Thread Jose Ortiz
I had the same problem. First I booted with my thrusty floppy ( You made a boot floppy whe you first installed right??). After booting my machine I deleted /lib/modules/2.2.9mdk-27 Then do make modules_install again Sean Armstrong wrote: > I recompiled my kernel in the following manner: > make

[newbie] BOOT Problems.

1999-09-03 Thread Sean Armstrong
I recompiled my kernel in the following manner: make xconfig ...checked the stuff I needed make dep make bzImage make modules make modules_install make install Everything was placed in the correct areas but when my computer boots the new kernel, it hangs at Finding Modules and does nothing.

Re: [newbie] Boot problems w / dual-processor system

1999-08-24 Thread James Schofield
Hey people.. I am running an AMD K6ii 350 with 64meg ram. I am running both win98 and Mandrake 6.0(venus) I am getting a 699 rating on this computer. Would memory be my best investment for this machine? I only have 1 64meg chip in it right now.. so I could go and put a 128 and bring me up to 1

[newbie] Boot problems w / dual-processor system

1999-08-24 Thread John Aldrich
I don't know if this is a "newbie" question or an "expert" question, so I'm asking in both... I'm hoping someone here can give me a suggestion -- I can ONLY boot off my floppy that I made at install. I am running Mandrake 6.0 (have not upgraded from what is on the CD yet.) My system hardware is a

[newbie] Boot problems

1999-08-21 Thread John Aldrich
As I mentioned in my previous message, I installed Mandrake on my dual-ppro 200mhz system (192 mb ram and about 9 gb drive space total.) I had a problem after I'd installed with the system hard-locking after the second or third boot on checking /dev/hda. There is no other file system on the compu

[newbie] boot problems

1999-07-29 Thread Christopher Race
Wondering if anyone else has had the problem where, when linux is installed to a partition (i.e. hda1) nothing happens after the "linux" image is chosen in LILO. I've reinstalled multiple times and nothing happens. It's like the hard drive won't 'kick in' and my computer sits stupidly, doing

Re: [newbie] Boot problems

1999-07-03 Thread Alan Shoemaker
Somehow the following three messages ended up going directly to Axalon instead of to the newbie list, sorry.   Alan   1)---   Axalonthanks for trying.  I tried copying the initrd.img from the fl

Re: [newbie] Boot problems

1999-07-01 Thread Axalon
IL PROTECTED]> > To: Newbie Linux-Mandrake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, July 01, 1999 2:55 PM > Subject: Re: [newbie] Boot problems > > > > > > Check "man initrd" for more information then just about anyone could ask > > for. Basicl

Re: [newbie] Boot problems

1999-07-01 Thread Alan Shoemaker
MAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, July 01, 1999 3:13 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Boot problems > > Alan Shoemaker wrote: > > > > Himy system consists of two scsi drives. sda is dedicated to > > Windows98 and has a single fat32 partition

Re: [newbie] Boot problems

1999-07-01 Thread Alan Shoemaker
- Original Message - From: Axalon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Newbie Linux-Mandrake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, July 01, 1999 2:55 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Boot problems > > Check "man initrd" for more information then just about anyone could ask > for.

Re: [newbie] Boot problems

1999-07-01 Thread Axalon
On Thu, 1 Jul 1999, Wilhelm Bertalan wrote: > > Alan Shoemaker wrote: > > > > Himy system consists of two scsi drives. sda is dedicated to > > Windows98 and has a single fat32 partition (sda1). sdb is dedicated to > > Mandrake Linux 6.0 and has 3 partitions (sdb1 is /boot, sdb5 is swap > >

Re: [newbie] Boot problems

1999-07-01 Thread Wilhelm Bertalan
> Alan Shoemaker wrote: > > Himy system consists of two scsi drives. sda is dedicated to > Windows98 and has a single fat32 partition (sda1). sdb is dedicated to > Mandrake Linux 6.0 and has 3 partitions (sdb1 is /boot, sdb5 is swap > and sdb6 is /). Boot Magic is installed on the windows pa

Re: [newbie] Boot problems

1999-07-01 Thread Axalon
Check "man initrd" for more information then just about anyone could ask for. Basicly your booting from scsi, notice the initrd= on the floppy is missing from the harddisc. i suspect if you look in /boot/ you'll find a initrd-2.2.9-19mdk, add initrd=/boot/initrd-2.2.9-19mdk if so. My guess is li

[newbie] Boot problems

1999-07-01 Thread Alan Shoemaker
Himy system consists of two scsi drives. sda is dedicated to Windows98 and has a single fat32 partition (sda1). sdb is dedicated to Mandrake Linux 6.0 and has 3 partitions (sdb1 is /boot, sdb5 is swap and sdb6 is /).  Boot Magic is installed on the windows partition and boots Windows pro