Re: [newbie] Linux Mandrake boot problem

1999-12-30 Thread FreeNet
Kingdom You have to send the original CD insert to receive a replacement. Regards, Gerry Cook - Original Message - From: Ron Peake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, December 23, 1999 5:42 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Linux Mandrake boot problem

RE: [newbie] Linux Mandrake boot problem

1999-12-24 Thread bluebottle
Still waiting to get my replacement - sent inlay off straight away. John the Nadger On Fri, 24 Dec 1999, you wrote: > Hi Gerry > > Sorry we all lost with this one. The cover disk from PC Answers was pressed > in a hurry and some files where ommitted or corrupted. Look at their home > page and

RE: [newbie] Linux Mandrake boot problem

1999-12-24 Thread Mark Annandale
Hi Gerry Sorry we all lost with this one. The cover disk from PC Answers was pressed in a hurry and some files where ommitted or corrupted. Look at their home page and there's a statement about sending in the inlay card for a replacement CD. Regards Mark Annandale Harare, Zimbabwe -Original

Re: [newbie] Linux Mandrake boot problem

1999-12-24 Thread John Aldrich
On Thu, 23 Dec 1999, you wrote: > You should have created a passoword for root during > the install. At the prompt, type root and hit the > enter key -- then type in your password. > Gerry sent me an email stating that it was a bad CD, and that the magazine is offering replacement CDs. J

Re: [newbie] Linux Mandrake boot problem

1999-12-23 Thread Larry Coolidge
You should have created a passoword for root during the install. At the prompt, type root and hit the enter key -- then type in your password. --- FreeNet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've installed Linux Mandrake 6.1 from PC Answers > CD-Rom. After booting I get the "local host:login" > prompt

Re: [newbie] Linux Mandrake boot problem

1999-12-23 Thread Axalon Bloodstone
On Thu, 23 Dec 1999, Ron Peake wrote: > Hi Gerry > Exactly the same thing happened to me. The magazine states that this > is a 'cut-down' distribution > to fit on the CD and I guess that something was left out. I bought a There had better be a comment From them howto obtain the source code from

Re: [newbie] Linux Mandrake boot problem

1999-12-23 Thread Ron Peake
Hi Gerry Exactly the same thing happened to me. The magazine states that this is a 'cut-down' distribution to fit on the CD and I guess that something was left out. I bought a 'Cheap-Bytes' Mandrake 6.1 CD and the installation on the same PC went without a problem. Did you try to install it from

Re: [newbie] Linux Mandrake boot problem

1999-12-23 Thread John Aldrich
On Thu, 23 Dec 1999, you wrote: > > I've installed Linux Mandrake 6.1 from PC Answers CD-Rom. After booting I get the >"local host:login" prompt but cannot log in. I've tried root password to no vail. > > Is there a special login password? > > Regards > > Gerry Cook > --