Re: [newbie] 7.1 Install:could not mount CD on /dev/scd0 using Adaptec 1542cf
Ace Frehley wrote: Have the same problem with my setup as well, my solution was drastic, I used a spare Adaptec 2940UW and the problem disappeared... Hello, An Update. I checked the iso file I burnt the CD with and it checks out. I also upgraded the bios and microcode on the 1542CF. It gave me some more options but still the problem. I was able to work around the problem by using an Adaptec 2940. However there appears to be a problem or something I am not entering when I try to install in expert mode. I either get a hang after answering the scsi card questions or it gives me the same could not mount CD message. If I use regular mode or text mode it is fine. It appears that if the install asks what scsi card you have it does not work. I suspect there is a bug in the install. 73 Eric [EMAIL PROTECTED] WB1HBU
Re: [newbie] adaptec scsi
"Joe St.Clair - KSI Machine Engineering" wrote: I am having no luck getting Mandrake 7.1 to install with any Adaptect controller. I have tried a 1542, 1542cf and 2940. All seem to find the card but won't hit the devices connected to the card. This is keeping me from getting 7.1 to install. This problem didn't exist with 7.0. Mike Tracy Holt wrote: Hello, I got 7.1 to install on a 2940 if I did not choose expert mode. It appears to me that the 7.1 install breaks after it asks you what scsi card you are using. In my case it could not mount the cd. If it auto-probes and finds it then no problem. The 1542 cards will not work because it does not automatically detect the 1542 cards. 73 Eric [EMAIL PROTECTED] WB1HBU
Re: [newbie] 7.1 Install:could not mount CD on /dev/scd0 using Adaptec 1542cf
"Mundell, Ronald" wrote: Hi When you mount a cd u mast use "mount /mnt/cdrom" Ronald Hello, Any idea how to do that mount command during the install?? 73 Eric [EMAIL PROTECTED] WB1HBU
Re: [newbie] 7.1 Install:could not mount CD on /dev/scd0 using Adaptec 1542cf
Ace Frehley wrote: Have the same problem with my setup as well, my solution was drastic, I used a spare Adaptec 2940UW and the problem disappeared... Hello, Yeah that is drastic. I thought I would try the 486 install image for Mandrake 7.1 but I cannot find it. I have a few other things to check out before I drop it. Unfortunely I do not have a spare Adaptec 2940 and do not feel like spending 100 to 200 dollars to try out software. I only run CDROMs, scanners, and tape drives on my computers so getting a 2940UW or later is overkill. 73 Eric [EMAIL PROTECTED] WB1HBU
[newbie] 7.1 Install: could not mount CD on /dev/scd0 using Adaptec 1542cf
Hello, I am using an older Intel 440LX based motherboard with a P2-333, 64megs of memory, ATI All-In-Wonder Pro, and Plextor 32x CDROM drive. I have Redhat 6.2 installed on the system without any problem. My friends mention that Mandrake is a better distribution so I thought I would try it. I downloaded the iso image of Mandrake 7.1 (Helium) and burned a CD without problem. The install program can find the Adaptec 1542cf card but I get the error message "I could not mount a CD on device /dev/scd0". If I hit OK the program displays a message about initializing the CD and it just hangs there. I tried the install from win98 (also on the machine) and boot disk (as I cannot boot the CD). When I tried text expert install I see the bootup messages that the driver loaded and it displays the information from the CD-ROM drive. There is no problem when mounting under RH 6.2. I tried mounting manually using /dev/scd0 and it worked. Is there any way to manually break out or abort the install program so I can see why the install is failing? It seems if the install fails I have no recourse to debug or correct it. 73 Eric [EMAIL PROTECTED] WB1HBU
