Re: [newbie] IBM install from HELL !!!!
Thanks I will give it a try over the weekend. Marc On Thursday 20 February 2003 22:54, Harv Nelson wrote: Hi When I have encountered problems like this, one program that has helped me is a little utility called aefdisk. It is available from the usual sources or www.aefdisk.com I use it with: aefdisk /delall That blows away the mbr and writes a clean new one. If this works, anything that was on the disk will be useless. But I guess that is what you want. Give it a spin. You'll have to include the system files on the floppy. Harv On Friday 21 February 2003 03:22 am, Marc Oestreicher wrote: I have a older IBM model 300 PL type 6862-34u 400 MHZ P2 with windoze 95 installed here where mandrake refuses to install but for that matter so does windows 98 infact I can not run fdisk or format. I get some messages when I use a windoze boot disk or a mandrake boot disk that I have never seen before. If I use a windoze boot disk made from a windoze 98 cd I get a message saying initalising network boot device useing interupt 18 H. starting windows 98 and then a message saying Type the name of the command interpreter E.G. (C:\windows\command.com) and then the usual A_ prompt but if I enter FDISK or Format C: I get the Type the name of the command interpreter bla bla bla message again. If I use a Mandrake boot disk I get a message saying Boot failed please change disk and press any key If I insert a different release of a Mandrake boot disk same message again. I have tried changing every setting in the bios that looked like it might help and still the same problems. I have removed the battery and cleared the cmos, still no good. I have tried to flash the BIOS and it wont let me do that. I have restored BIOS to defalt settings , still no luck. If I do not put anything in the floppy drive I get a normal startup in win 95 YUK !!! also a normal start in win 95 with a CD in the CD drive. After a start in win 95 I am able to read data on the floppy just fine. I have installed winblows plenty of times and the same with Mandrake but I haver hit a stone wall like this!!! I am about out of ideas. Can anyone offer some help ? Thanks Marc -- Powered by Mandrake Linux 9.0 and Kmail. This is a 100%Windows and microsoft free computer For a superior OS, virus and crash resistant go to http://www.mandrake.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] IBM install from HELL !!!!
I have a older IBM model 300 PL type 6862-34u 400 MHZ P2 with windoze 95 installed here where mandrake refuses to install but for that matter so does windows 98 infact I can not run fdisk or format. I get some messages when I use a windoze boot disk or a mandrake boot disk that I have never seen before. If I use a windoze boot disk made from a windoze 98 cd I get a message saying initalising network boot device useing interupt 18 H. starting windows 98 and then a message saying Type the name of the command interpreter E.G. (C:\windows\command.com) and then the usual A_ prompt but if I enter FDISK or Format C: I get the Type the name of the command interpreter bla bla bla message again. If I use a Mandrake boot disk I get a message saying Boot failed please change disk and press any key If I insert a different release of a Mandrake boot disk same message again. I have tried changing every setting in the bios that looked like it might help and still the same problems. I have removed the battery and cleared the cmos, still no good. I have tried to flash the BIOS and it wont let me do that. I have restored BIOS to defalt settings , still no luck. If I do not put anything in the floppy drive I get a normal startup in win 95 YUK !!! also a normal start in win 95 with a CD in the CD drive. After a start in win 95 I am able to read data on the floppy just fine. I have installed winblows plenty of times and the same with Mandrake but I haver hit a stone wall like this!!! I am about out of ideas. Can anyone offer some help ? Thanks Marc -- Powered by Mandrake Linux 9.0 and Kmail. This is a 100%Windows and microsoft free computer For a superior OS, virus and crash resistant go to http://www.mandrake.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] IBM install from HELL !!!!
Hi When I have encountered problems like this, one program that has helped me is a little utility called aefdisk. It is available from the usual sources or www.aefdisk.com I use it with: aefdisk /delall That blows away the mbr and writes a clean new one. If this works, anything that was on the disk will be useless. But I guess that is what you want. Give it a spin. You'll have to include the system files on the floppy. Harv On Friday 21 February 2003 03:22 am, Marc Oestreicher wrote: I have a older IBM model 300 PL type 6862-34u 400 MHZ P2 with windoze 95 installed here where mandrake refuses to install but for that matter so does windows 98 infact I can not run fdisk or format. I get some messages when I use a windoze boot disk or a mandrake boot disk that I have never seen before. If I use a windoze boot disk made from a windoze 98 cd I get a message saying initalising network boot device useing interupt 18 H. starting windows 98 and then a message saying Type the name of the command interpreter E.G. (C:\windows\command.com) and then the usual A_ prompt but if I enter FDISK or Format C: I get the Type the name of the command interpreter bla bla bla message again. If I use a Mandrake boot disk I get a message saying Boot failed please change disk and press any key If I insert a different release of a Mandrake boot disk same message again. I have tried changing every setting in the bios that looked like it might help and still the same problems. I have removed the battery and cleared the cmos, still no good. I have tried to flash the BIOS and it wont let me do that. I have restored BIOS to defalt settings , still no luck. If I do not put anything in the floppy drive I get a normal startup in win 95 YUK !!! also a normal start in win 95 with a CD in the CD drive. After a start in win 95 I am able to read data on the floppy just fine. I have installed winblows plenty of times and the same with Mandrake but I haver hit a stone wall like this!!! I am about out of ideas. Can anyone offer some help ? Thanks Marc Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
