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:
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
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
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
Hi, me again, the one with the ATI rage fury card problem with 6.1
I just received my new mandrake 7.0 CD, tried to install it (by booting from
the CDRom)
and no-luck...it creates the ramdrive (slowly) then tries to setup the
cdrom...
the blue line on the bottom of the screen goes away and a
It seems that Mandrakes graphical installer has its share of
problems handling different video cards and /or monitors. You will
probably have to do the same as I did, use the Text Install.
to do that, you boot from the CD, and when the text screen comes
up with the different colors of text
