Re: [newbie] Mandrake 7.0 Install problems ThinkPad 760EL

2000-06-18 Thread R. D. McCallion
Hi all, Just wanted to send a quick thank you to everyone that helped out, and to finish the thread for the benefit of those searching the archives. As with most problems the solution was simple enough, it was simply a matter of running a different install batch file:

[newbie] Mandrake 7.0 Install problems ThinkPad 760EL

2000-06-17 Thread R. D. McCallion
Hi all, I've been trying to install Linux Mandrake 7.0 on my ThinkPad 760EL. The CD and floppy drives are swappable and can not both be installed at the same time. As a result I am unable to perform the standard CD install using a boot floppy. I have tried several other methods, without any

Re: [newbie] Mandrake 7.0 Install problems ThinkPad 760EL

2000-06-15 Thread ~-=Mark=-~
Ryan, Try this. If you've got a Windows 95 CDROM setup disk lying around copy the entire contents to the HDD including the hidden system files. It won't work without them. The CDROM setup floppy has CDROM drivers on it that will load when the files are accessed and the machine boots. This will

[newbie] Mandrake 7.0 Install problems ThinkPad 760EL

2000-06-14 Thread R. D. McCallion
Hi all, I've been trying to install Linux Mandrake 7.0 on my ThinkPad 760EL. The CD and floppy drives are swappable and can not both be installed at the same time. As a result I am unable to perform the standard CD install using a boot floppy. I have tried several other methods, without any