Re: [newbie] laptop install problems
On Sun, 24 Aug 2003 12:41:42 -0400 Todd Slater [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered: Some of us with older hardware might not be able to boot from cd. I don't know if it's a function of BIOS or cd drive or both, but I know mine won't boot from cd. Especially Comcrap, from personal experience. You can't even get into the BIOS without special software in some cases... -- HaywireMac Registered Linux user #282046 Homepage: nodex.sytes.net ++ Given a choice between grief and nothing, I'd choose grief. -- William Faulkner Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] laptop install problems
Hi, I've just downloaded the mandrake 9.1 ISO's, and I now want to install onto a compaq armarda laptop. I'm having problems because I can't boot from cd's, and the cd drive is interchangeable with the floppy drive. If I try to boot from the floppy, then switch drives, the cd drive isn't recognised. I don't really want to copy the iso's to my hard drive and install from there as i want to get rid of windows completely on the laptop. I read somewhere that there was a way to make my hard disk bootable, then browse to the cd and install from there, but I couldn't find any clear instructions on how to do this - can anyone tell me how this is done? Otherwise, I can try installing over the network? Is it possible for me to put the install cd in another machine in my house (all running win XP, with static ip's) and install it over the network? I tried this just now, but couldn't work out how to do it - does anyone know if this is a possibility? tia, Claire Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] laptop install problems
On Saturday 23 Aug 2003 9:44 pm, Claire Suttle wrote: Hi, I've just downloaded the mandrake 9.1 ISO's, and I now want to install onto a compaq armarda laptop. I'm having problems because I can't boot from cd's, and the cd drive is interchangeable with the floppy drive. If I try to boot from the floppy, then switch drives, the cd drive isn't recognised. I don't really want to copy the iso's to my hard drive and install from there as i want to get rid of windows completely on the laptop. I read somewhere that there was a way to make my hard disk bootable, then browse to the cd and install from there, but I couldn't find any clear instructions on how to do this - can anyone tell me how this is done? Otherwise, I can try installing over the network? Is it possible for me to put the install cd in another machine in my house (all running win XP, with static ip's) and install it over the network? I tried this just now, but couldn't work out how to do it - does anyone know if this is a possibility? tia, Claire Yes you can do a network install. All you have to dois make a boot floppy as described here http://doc.mandrakelinux.com/MandrakeLinux/91/en/Quick_Startup.html/install-bootdisk.html#id260 but instead of the the cdrom boot image described in the text use the network image you will find in /images/network.img on your install CD When you boot from the network image you will be prompted for the path to the install CDs. The network image will boot using ftp, or nfs. The network image does not give you the option of changing CDs, so the easiest solution is just to copy all 3 CDs into a folder on an ftp server. HTH derek -- -- www.jennings.homelinux.net Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] laptop install problems
On 24 Aug 2003 14:55:52 +1000 Stephen Kuhn [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered: Aren't you able to specify in the BIOS what the default booting device is? Beatcha to it again mate... -- HaywireMac Registered Linux user #282046 Homepage: nodex.sytes.net ++ An idea is not responsible for the people who believe in it. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] laptop install problems
On Sun, 24 Aug 2003 12:36:52 +0200 Frans Ketelaars [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered: Can't you just (auto)run the first CD from windows? Damn, d00d, that's not complicated enough! LOL! ;-) -- HaywireMac Registered Linux user #282046 Homepage: nodex.sytes.net ++ There are no accidents whatsoever in the universe. -- Baba Ram Dass Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] laptop install problems
On Sun, Aug 24, 2003 at 11:15:24AM -0400, HaywireMac wrote: On 24 Aug 2003 14:55:52 +1000 Stephen Kuhn [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered: Aren't you able to specify in the BIOS what the default booting device is? Beatcha to it again mate... Some of us with older hardware might not be able to boot from cd. I don't know if it's a function of BIOS or cd drive or both, but I know mine won't boot from cd. Todd Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] laptop install problems
Hello Todd, on Sun, 24 Aug 2003 12:41:42 -0400GMT (24.08.03, 18:41 +0200GMT here), you wrote in mid:[EMAIL PROTECTED] : Some of us with older hardware might not be able to boot from cd. I don't know if it's a function of BIOS or cd drive or both, but I know mine won't boot from cd. Neither will mine. Here it is due to 64 MB RAM along with a 200 MHz processor... ;-) -- Cheers Peter Always proofread carefully to see if you any words out. Winamp currently playing: Barbara Thompson - O My Love, How Long Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] laptop install problems
Ok, I've been trying to do a network install (using both the network.img and the pcmcia.img) and after it asks me what installation method I want to use (nfs, ftp,. http) I then get an error message stating: no NET device found. I have a wireless card for my laptop, but I've tried to do a network install using both the wireless card, and using a wire - both methods give the same error message. Does this mean that my network card isn't supported? It's a Xircom CreditCard Ethernet 10/100 + Modem. (The mandrake hardware checker does not mention it as either supported or unsupported, but I read a webpage somewhere else where someone with a compaw armarda and the same netword card installed mandrake...his cd drive was bootable though) thanks, Claire - Original Message - From: Derek Jennings [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2003 5:41 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] laptop install problems On Sunday 24 Aug 2003 9:01 am, Derek Jennings wrote: On Saturday 23 Aug 2003 9:44 pm, Claire Suttle wrote: Hi, I've just downloaded the mandrake 9.1 ISO's, and I now want to install onto a compaq armarda laptop. I'm having problems because I can't boot from cd's, and the cd drive is interchangeable with the floppy drive. If I try to boot from the floppy, then switch drives, the cd drive isn't recognised. I don't really want to copy the iso's to my hard drive and install from there as i want to get rid of windows completely on the laptop. I read somewhere that there was a way to make my hard disk bootable, then browse to the cd and install from there, but I couldn't find any clear instructions on how to do this - can anyone tell me how this is done? Otherwise, I can try installing over the network? Is it possible for me to put the install cd in another machine in my house (all running win XP, with static ip's) and install it over the network? I tried this just now, but couldn't work out how to do it - does anyone know if this is a possibility? tia, Claire Yes you can do a network install. All you have to dois make a boot floppy as described here http://doc.mandrakelinux.com/MandrakeLinux/91/en/Quick_Startup.html/install -bootdisk.html#id260 but instead of the the cdrom boot image described in the text use the network image you will find in /images/network.img on your install CD When you boot from the network image you will be prompted for the path to the install CDs. The network image will boot using ftp, or nfs. The network image does not give you the option of changing CDs, so the easiest solution is just to copy all 3 CDs into a folder on an ftp server. HTH derek I should have also said - When the bootloader asks for the path to the second stage bootloader. Give the path to the /Mandrake/base folder on the install CD. derek -- -- www.jennings.homelinux.net Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
