Re: [newbie] Mandrake 6.0 Install Problems
Hi there: Thanks for the suggestions. I tried to get the cooker mirror as suggested by Axalon. However, I am unable to do so because I do not have a working version of Linux-Mandrake installed. I cannot boot my machine with the provided boot kernel because I get access errors to both the secondary harddrive and the CD-R/RW drive. Is there anything else I can try? Or, should I just give up Linux-Mandrake altogether and go back to Slackware? Thanks, Gabriel ___ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com
Re: [newbie] Thanks Steve & Axalon / HP8100CDR/RW
Dear Ed: I have an HP 8200i CD-R/RW drive and I am having problems at boot time with it. Can you tell me what version of Linux-Mandrake you are using? Thanks, Gabriel >From: "Ed Santiago" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >CC: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: [newbie] Thanks Steve & Axalon / HP8100CDR/RW >Date: Thu, 26 Aug 1999 08:54:12 -0500 > >Thanks you for the help, I am now able to mount my HP8100 CDR/RW and use it >as a second CDROM. I very much appreciate your help. >The HP8100 is an IDE CDR/RW can I write to it or do I need special >software? >Thanks again, >Ed Santiago > > ___ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com
Re: [newbie] Mandrake 6.0 Install Problems
Dear John: >What he's saying is CD drives are more particular >about the system trying to access them using DMA/UDMA >(another way to access an "IDE" device) than hard drives >when they don't support that method of accessing the drive. Thanks for the feeaback. Does this mean that the HP CD-R/RW 8200i drive I have is incompatible with the Mandrake 6.0 kernel I am using to boot up? > >>C: Try it with a recent mirror of Cooker > >"Cooker" is the pre-release version of Mandrake. Think of >it as the "Beta" version of the next release of Mandrake. Where do I get this version? Also, where can I get alternate custom boot kernels? Thanks, Gabriel ___ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com
Re: [newbie] ppa
Dear Steve: You are right about # being the beginning of a comment. However, the combination #! indicates that an executable will follow setting up a new shell to work with. For instance, if you run the script from CSH or TCSH all the command have to be CSH based. If you add the line '#!/bin/sh' at the beginning of the script, it will start a Bourne Shell within your shell and then will execute all the commands that follow. I hope this helps. Bye, Gabriel >From: "Joseph S. Gardner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [newbie] ppa >Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 07:19:30 -0400 > >Steve Philp wrote: > > > Manny Styles wrote: > > > > > > I have an Iomega Zip 100 parallel port zip drive connected to my >system. > > > When I used Mandrake 5.3, it was detected during installation, and was >ready > > > to be mounted when I first started the system. with 6.0, it was not > > > detected, and would not mount until I used "modprobe ppa". >Unfortunately, > > > this does not completely fix the problem. I have to use modprobe >everytime > > > I start my linux system in order to mount my zip drive. Is there a >way I > > > can get around this, and/or have the ppa module load at boot? > > > > Sure, create a file /etc/rc.d/rc.modules that contains: > > > > #! /bin/sh > > > > modprobe ppa > > > > Then set it to be executable: > > > > chmod +x /etc/rc.d/rc.modules > > > > And it'll be run auto-magically whenever you boot. > > > > -- > > Steve Philp > > Network Administrator > > Advance Packaging Corporation > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Steve, > >What is the line#! /bin/shfor? I thought the "#" char. signified a >comment to follow? > >Joe > > ___ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com
Re: Re[2]: [newbie] Mandrake 6.0 Install Problems
Hi Sebastian: Thanks for your input. Actually, I have errors by the time the kernel is trying to mount the filesystems. The only choice I have made so far is to press ENTER to start the installation. Hence, my partitions are still intact. In fact, I can still boot the current version of Slackware Linux that I have installed. However, I am unable to go far down in the installation to actually answer any other questions. Thanks, Gabriel >From: "Sebastian L C Goh"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re[2]: [newbie] Mandrake 6.0 Install Problems >Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 11:57:25 -0700 > > I used the Mandrake-Macmillan Linux and managed to install though it > is my first time. Maybe just good luck. > > Anyway, I probably took the wrong turn somewhere. I seems to have > reinitialised my entire harddisk and now my Windows 95 partition is > missing. Lucky for me this is a test machine. But I recognise that it > is due to my fault in not reading the instructions properly and not > following the prompts properly. Now I must learn how to recover back > my Windows partition. > > Better luck to you with the new distribution. ___ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com
Re: [newbie] Mandrake 6.0 Install Problems
Hi there:
>Sorry, I'm a busy person I'm sure you can understand.
Nothing personal. Just frustrated that my message started a list of
messages not related to my question. ;-)
I appreciate all the help that I can get.
>VFS: mounted root (ext2 filesystem)
>hdb: lost interrupt
>hdb: drive_cmd: status=0x58 {DriveReady SeekComplete DataRequest}
> status error: status 0x58 {DriveReady SeekComplete DataRequest}
>hdb: drive not ready for command
>VFS: Disk change detected on device ide1 (22,0)
>hdc: drive_cmd: error=0x04
>hdc: lost interrupt:
>hdc: cdrom_pc_intr: The drive appears confused (ireason=0x1)
>hdc: lost interrupt:
>hdc: cdrom_pc_intr: The drive appears confused (ireason=0x1)
>...
>
>There's some bad logic in the code that desides which drives to enable DMA
>cdroms are less tolerant than hardrives when you try and activate it and
>they do not support it.
I am confused by this statement. I think I understand the kernel does
not support the particular CD-ROM that I have and that's the reason for the
errors. However, below is the output from the kernel indicating that the
CD-ROM drive was recognized. It does not say the brand, but the description
is right on the money (HP CD-Writer Plus 8200i, 4X/4X/24X).
>Pentium 75MHz
>64MB RAM
>ide0 @ 0x1f0-0x1f7, 0x3f6 on irq 14
>ide1 @ 0x170-0x177, 0x376 on irq 15 (serialized with ide0)
>hda: Conner Peripherals 1275MB - CFA1275A,
> 1220MB w/256KB Cahce, CHS=619/64/63
>hdb: Maxtor 72004 AP,
> 1916MB w/128KB Cache, CHS=973/64/63
>hdc: ATAPI 24X CD-ROM DVD-RAM CD-R/RW drive, 2048KB Cache
>Partition check:
>hda: hda1, hda2, hda3
>hdb: hdb1, hdb2
These are your suggestions:
>A: Swap the cdrom out for something "with less additude"
I do not have another CD-ROM. I actually want to use my CD-R/RW drive
under Linux. Also, I do not know what you mean by "less additude".
>B: Find HD space and install it from there
If I keep the CD-R/RW unit installed, this won't make any difference. I
won't be able to finish the boot up.
>C: Try it with a recent mirror of Cooker
I have no idea what this means. Could you please elaborate?
>D: Ask me for custom boot disks and i'll see if i can find time
Please consider the request made. Could you be so kind to provide me
with a boot disk/image that I can use to install the software?
BTW, I just learned that there were several Mandrake "releases". I am
using the one provided by MacMillan (The Complete Linux OS 6.0).
Thanks,
Gabriel
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[newbie] Mandrake 6.0 Install Problems
Dear all:
OK, I am starting to dislike this mailing list and Mandrake 6.0. I sent
a question to the list asking for help and what I get back is a flame war.
Could somebody please focus on the issue at hand and provide any type of
helpful information that will assist me in resolving my problem?
The description of the problem is below.
Thanks,
Gabriel
> I am a Slackware user, but I have heard so many good things about Read
>Hat that I decided to give it a try. So far it has not been a positive
>experience . . .
>
> My machine is configured as follows:
>
>Pentium 75MHz
>64MB RAM
>ide0 @ 0x1f0-0x1f7, 0x3f6 on irq 14
>ide1 @ 0x170-0x177, 0x376 on irq 15 (serialized with ide0)
>hda: Conner Peripherals 1275MB - CFA1275A,
> 1220MB w/256KB Cahce, CHS=619/64/63
>hdb: Maxtor 72004 AP,
> 1916MB w/128KB Cache, CHS=973/64/63
>hdc: ATAPI 24X CD-ROM DVD-RAM CD-R/RW drive, 2048KB Cache
>Partition check:
>hda: hda1, hda2, hda3
>hdb: hdb1, hdb2
>
> I have Windows 95 and Slackware Linux currently installed. The first
>hard drive has a partition for Windows 95 and two partitions
>for Linux (/swap and /). The second hard drive has one partition for
>Windows 95 (mounted under Linux) and a partition for Linux (/usr). Both
>drives are under the IDE0 controller.
>
> Under the IDE1 controller, I have a CD-R/RW drive.
>
> Everything works fine with Windows 95 and the version of Slakware that I
>have installed.
>
> When I tried installing Mandrake 6.0, I was under the impression that
>the installation would take care of deleting or repartition the
>hard drives. However, this is not the case.
>
> After the installation type is selected and the kernel is loaded. I see
>a message "Running install..." and everything hangs.
>
> When I check with ALT-F4, I can see the following error messages:
>
>VFS: mounted root (ext2 filesystem)
>hdb: lost interrupt
>hdb: drive_cmd: status=0x58 {DriveReady SeekComplete DataRequest}
> status error: status 0x58 {DriveReady SeekComplete DataRequest}
>hdb: drive not ready for command
>VFS: Disk change detected on device ide1 (22,0)
>hdc: drive_cmd: error=0x04
>hdc: lost interrupt:
>hdc: cdrom_pc_intr: The drive appears confused (ireason=0x1)
>hdc: lost interrupt:
>hdc: cdrom_pc_intr: The drive appears confused (ireason=0x1)
>...
>
> I do not understand why the hard drives are used and mounted correctly
>with Windows 95 and Slackware, but with Mandrake 6.0 they are not
>recognized.
>
> Do you have any ideas?
>
> Thanks,
>
>Gabriel
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[newbie] Mandrake 6.0 Install Problems
Dear all:
OK, I am starting to dislike this mailing list and Mandrake 6.0. I sent
a question to the list asking for help and what I get back is a flame war.
Could somebody please focus on the issue at hand and provide any type of
helpful information that will assist me in resolving my problem?
The description of the problem is below.
Thanks,
Gabriel
> I am a Slackware user, but I have heard so many good things about Read
>Hat that I decided to give it a try. So far it has not been a positive
>experience . . .
>
> My machine is configured as follows:
>
>Pentium 75MHz
>64MB RAM
>ide0 @ 0x1f0-0x1f7, 0x3f6 on irq 14
>ide1 @ 0x170-0x177, 0x376 on irq 15 (serialized with ide0)
>hda: Conner Peripherals 1275MB - CFA1275A,
> 1220MB w/256KB Cahce, CHS=619/64/63
>hdb: Maxtor 72004 AP,
> 1916MB w/128KB Cache, CHS=973/64/63
>hdc: ATAPI 24X CD-ROM DVD-RAM CD-R/RW drive, 2048KB Cache
>Partition check:
>hda: hda1, hda2, hda3
>hdb: hdb1, hdb2
>
> I have Windows 95 and Slackware Linux currently installed. The first
>hard drive has a partition for Windows 95 and two partitions
>for Linux (/swap and /). The second hard drive has one partition for
>Windows 95 (mounted under Linux) and a partition for Linux (/usr). Both
>drives are under the IDE0 controller.
>
> Under the IDE1 controller, I have a CD-R/RW drive.
>
> Everything works fine with Windows 95 and the version of Slakware that I
>have installed.
>
> When I tried installing Mandrake 6.0, I was under the impression that
>the installation would take care of deleting or repartition the
>hard drives. However, this is not the case.
>
> After the installation type is selected and the kernel is loaded. I see
>a message "Running install..." and everything hangs.
>
> When I check with ALT-F4, I can see the following error messages:
>
>VFS: mounted root (ext2 filesystem)
>hdb: lost interrupt
>hdb: drive_cmd: status=0x58 {DriveReady SeekComplete DataRequest}
> status error: status 0x58 {DriveReady SeekComplete DataRequest}
>hdb: drive not ready for command
>VFS: Disk change detected on device ide1 (22,0)
>hdc: drive_cmd: error=0x04
>hdc: lost interrupt:
>hdc: cdrom_pc_intr: The drive appears confused (ireason=0x1)
>hdc: lost interrupt:
>hdc: cdrom_pc_intr: The drive appears confused (ireason=0x1)
>...
>
> I do not understand why the hard drives are used and mounted correctly
>with Windows 95 and Slackware, but with Mandrake 6.0 they are not
>recognized.
>
> Do you have any ideas?
>
> Thanks,
>
>Gabriel
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[newbie] Mandrake 6.0 Install Problems
Dear all:
I am a Slackware user, but I have heard so many good things about Read
Hat that I decided to give it a try. So far it has not been a positive
experience . . .
My machine is configured as follows:
Pentium 75MHz
64MB RAM
ide0 @ 0x1f0-0x1f7, 0x3f6 on irq 14
ide1 @ 0x170-0x177, 0x376 on irq 15 (serialized with ide0)
hda: Conner Peripherals 1275MB - CFA1275A,
1220MB w/256KB Cahce, CHS=619/64/63
hdb: Maxtor 72004 AP,
1916MB w/128KB Cache, CHS=973/64/63
hdc: ATAPI 24X CD-ROM DVD-RAM CD-R/RW drive, 2048KB Cache
Partition check:
hda: hda1, hda2, hda3
hdb: hdb1, hdb2
I have Windows 95 and Slackware Linux currently installed. The first
hard drive has a partition for Windows 95 and two partitions for Linux
(/swap and /). The second hard drive has one partition for Windows 95
(mounted under Linux) and a partition for Linux (/usr). Everything works
fine so far . . .
When I tried installing Mandrake 6.0, I was under the impression that the
installation would take care of deleting or repartition the hard drives.
However, this is not the case.
After the installation type is selected and the kernel is loaded. I see
a message "Running install..." and everything hangs.
When I check with ALT-F4, I can see the following error messages:
VFS: mounted root (ext2 filesystem)
hdb: lost interrupt
hdb: drive_cmd: status=0x58 {DriveReady SeekComplete DataRequest}
status error: status 0x58 {DriveReady SeekComplete DataRequest}
hdb: drive not ready for command
VFS: Disk change detected on device ide1 (22,0)
hdc: drive_cmd: error=0x04
hdc: lost interrupt:
hdc: cdrom_pc_intr: The drive appears confused (ireason=0x1)
hdc: lost interrupt:
hdc: cdrom_pc_intr: The drive appears confused (ireason=0x1)
...
I do not understand why the hard drives are used and mounted correctly
with Windows 95 and Slackware.
Do you have any ideas?
Thanks,
Gabriel
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