I did install this another machine and the install went fine, though that
was just a generic ide all around system with no scsi devices
-
Thomas
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- Original Message -
From: "civileme" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "TLG" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2001 7:03 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Install of Mandrake 8 on a system with NCR53c896 scsi
controller
> On Sunday 02 September 2001 18:35, TLG wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I have an HP LC 2000. When I try to install Mandrake 8.0 I get the
error
> > "could not uncompress second stage ramdisk" and intall halts. I created
an
> > other.img boot disk with rawrite this gave me more error info which I
> > belive leads me to the problem. Install failed with the following:
> >
> > PCI device 1000 b is Symbios|53c896 (ncr53c8xx)
> > have to insmod ncr53c8xx
> > needs ncr53c8xx
> > file not found in archive ncr53c8xx.o
> >
> > Is there a boot image that can correct this so I can continue the
install.
> > Boot from a floppy and it can access the CD-ROM?
> >
> > Mandrake 7.1 can install on this system no problem.
> >
> >
> > BTW I find it embarassing to know I need a windows machine to install
> > Linux. -
> > Thomas
>
> The "could not uncompress second stage ramdisk" is a classic symptom of a
bad
> CD
>
> If it read that far, it is seeing your CD. Now the problem is picking the
> ncr driver off it or the symbios driver from it. This is likely to be a
> media problem since we supply both those drivers.
>
> If you bought the Pack, (either Desktop or PowerPack or the simple one,
> register your product and notify technical support of the problem. They
do
> have replacement CDs available for shipment.
>
> Civileme
>
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
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