Re: [newbie] Installation problems still.....
Depending on the motherboard CMOS (the motherboard BIOS) is often reached by . But on some motherboards it could be , or many other possibilities. Depending on the capabilities of the BIOS it may or may not be possible to set the CD ROM to boot. -Gary- In a message dated 6/30/2000 12:37:55 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << The controls fo booting from the CD are in the BIOS. When you start your machine and the RAM check is going on, press the DEL key, that should drop you into the BIOS. Change the boot sequence so that CDROM is 1st. >>
Re: [newbie] Installation problems still.....
On 30 Jun 00, at 14:45, Andreas B. wrote: > CD is bootable...my CD just cannot boot from ANY cdrom. (I tried using a 16x > Toshiba and that cannot autoboot either). The controls fo booting from the CD are in the BIOS. When you start your machine and the RAM check is going on, press the DEL key, that should drop you into the BIOS. Change the boot sequence so that CDROM is 1st. > Also, another problem I met yesterday was that, after I finished installing > Mandrake without the X-Server and the system would start normally, then at > the login prompt, it would refuse to accept my password although I would > type it correctly (no caps lock was on...). You have company!! I had a similar problem with an install. This happened specifically I used the text mode setup, chose to install "everything", and did not configure X. When it did'nt take root password, I thought I had done something silly like forgetting my password or typing it wrong during install. Finally did the dirty thing, booting into runlevel 1 at lilo prompt and set things right. This was with Mandrake 7.0 Sthitaprajna | (at)mailandnews(dot)com
Re: [newbie] Installation problems still.....
Try installing "safely" by that I mean, don't configure any network or printers (skip the bootdisk ect) Anything to get through the installer faster. Handle X configuration after install. (I only give this advice on a very onry system). I'd also suggest saying NO when it asks you if you have any scsi devices. Chances are all of your problems are coming from one single peice of hardware in your system. (Have you checked to see if your SCSI controller is on the Linux hardware compatibility list?) Also duing the install you can hit CNTRL-ALT-BACKSPACE to break out of the graphical installer, hit enter a couple of dozen times then you'll get a command prompt you can work with (VERY useful for recovering an overwritten boot sector). -David Talbot On Fri, 30 Jun 2000, you wrote: > Hello there, > as I wrote to my previous e-mail, I'm unable to install Mandrake because the > graphical installer just freezes in the SCSI setup step. I tried the text > mode installation, but then again the problem is that when it tries to > launch X Server (after configuring CORRECTLY my graphics card and monitor), > it returns to the text mode saying that an error occured and X server was > unable to run. > I forgot to mention in my previous e-mail that I CANNOT boot from my Cdrom > although the motherboard supports booting from a CDROM. I know that Mandrake > CD is bootable...my CD just cannot boot from ANY cdrom. (I tried using a 16x > Toshiba and that cannot autoboot either). > So, the problem is, that I cannot boot from the cd, and I HAVE to boot using > a floppy disk. > > Also, another problem I met yesterday was that, after I finished installing > Mandrake without the X-Server and the system would start normally, then at > the login prompt, it would refuse to accept my password although I would > type it correctly (no caps lock was on...). > I reinstalled Mandrake, and put some silly password like '123456' and still > I was not able to get in as root. > > Any suggestions people? I've tried to install Mandrake over 20 times and on > 2 different configurations and I wouldn't have luck... > > Thanks for your time. > > Below is my system description in case you need it: > > Pentium-MMX 166MHz > 48MB RAM > Diamond Stealth 3D 2000 2MB (BIOS 1.04, rev L) > Opti 924 Soundcard > and I have three hard disks: 1GB (FAT32), 528MB (on which I install linux) > and 100MB(FAT). > Sony CDROM 2x > Modem 56KBps > > > > __ > Do You Yahoo!? > Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. > http://im.yahoo.com -- -David Talbot Those who would trade freedom for security deserve neither. -B. Franklin
[newbie] Installation problems still.....
Hello there, as I wrote to my previous e-mail, I'm unable to install Mandrake because the graphical installer just freezes in the SCSI setup step. I tried the text mode installation, but then again the problem is that when it tries to launch X Server (after configuring CORRECTLY my graphics card and monitor), it returns to the text mode saying that an error occured and X server was unable to run. I forgot to mention in my previous e-mail that I CANNOT boot from my Cdrom although the motherboard supports booting from a CDROM. I know that Mandrake CD is bootable...my CD just cannot boot from ANY cdrom. (I tried using a 16x Toshiba and that cannot autoboot either). So, the problem is, that I cannot boot from the cd, and I HAVE to boot using a floppy disk. Also, another problem I met yesterday was that, after I finished installing Mandrake without the X-Server and the system would start normally, then at the login prompt, it would refuse to accept my password although I would type it correctly (no caps lock was on...). I reinstalled Mandrake, and put some silly password like '123456' and still I was not able to get in as root. Any suggestions people? I've tried to install Mandrake over 20 times and on 2 different configurations and I wouldn't have luck... Thanks for your time. Below is my system description in case you need it: Pentium-MMX 166MHz 48MB RAM Diamond Stealth 3D 2000 2MB (BIOS 1.04, rev L) Opti 924 Soundcard and I have three hard disks: 1GB (FAT32), 528MB (on which I install linux) and 100MB(FAT). Sony CDROM 2x Modem 56KBps __ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com
