That's odd... I had that problem with the 7.2 CDs I bought
from CheapBytes but not with the copy I burnned from the
.ISO files.
Note that I did buy 7.2 from CB right after it was released,
so it was on a CD-R disk rather than a pressed CD as CB
normally sells. This is also the only CD I've
On Tuesday 26 December 2000 08:59 am, Jim Dawson wrote:
Has anyone bought a 7.2 CD from CheapBytes lately? If so are
they pressing the CDs yet or are they still using CD-R
disks?
I quit using Cheapbytes and started using lsl.com. They're a
little cheaper, usually have new upgrades
On Tuesday 26 December 2000 08:59 am, Jim Dawson wrote:
Has anyone bought a 7.2 CD from CheapBytes lately? If so
are
they pressing the CDs yet or are they still using CD-R
disks?
I quit using Cheapbytes and started using lsl.com.
They're a
little cheaper, usually have new
On Tuesday 26 December 2000 12:43 pm, Jim Dawson wrote:
Although the RAMDISK errors can be caused by hardware
problems, One of the UNIX guys where I work and I tried the
CD I got from CheapBytes on several systems ranging from my
three home systems ('Franenstein' boxes made mostly from the
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- Original Message -
From: "Mark Weaver" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, December 24, 2000 9:30 AM
Subject: Re: [newbie] RAMDISK ERROR ON MANDRAKE 7.2 INSTALL
At this point guys I would strongly suggest getting the 7.2
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From: "Mark Weaver" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, December 24, 2000 9:30 AM
Subject: Re: [newbie] RAMDISK ERROR ON MANDRAKE 7.2 INSTALL
At this point guys I would strongly suggest getting the 7.2 CD's from
cheapbytes. I too had the same problems and as
On Sun, 24 Dec 2000, Paul Williamson wrote:
O but whats the actual problem THE CD I HAVE WORKS ON SOME SYSTEMS!
At this point guys I would strongly suggest getting the 7.2 CD's from
cheapbytes. I too had the same problems and as soon as I got the disks
from Cheapbytes and tried them out
At this point guys I would strongly suggest getting the 7.2 CD's from
cheapbytes. I too had the same problems and as soon as I got the disks
from Cheapbytes and tried them out everything went flawlessly.
--
Mark
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## ...it's not a bug, it's a feature
## Registered Linux User #
On Thu, 21 Dec 2000 19:35, Paul Williamson wrote:
Thanks for replying!,
I am booting from the CD on a DVD-Drive (very new!)
I got it on The Linux Pocketbook (www.pocketbooks.net.au)
thanx!
Paul,
Try washing the CD with a detergent and VERY soft cloth or tissue.
Make sure
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- Original Message -
From: "Sridhar Dhanapalan" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: "Paul Williamson" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2000 6:30 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] RAMDISK ERROR ON MANDRAKE 7.2 INSTALL
I have the exact same problem...using the pocketbooks CD...
My CDRom is a pioneer drive which works perfectly in win2000.
This is not very reassuring.
Michael
- Original Message -
From: "Paul Williamson" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2000
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- Original Message -
From: "Sridhar Dhanapalan" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: "Paul Williamson" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2000 6:30 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] RAMDISK ERROR ON MANDRAKE 7.2 INSTALL
If the same CD works on other PCs, the problem
Hmmm.. And I've always held the pocketbooks in high regard. I started
using Linux after getting one last year when they had Red Hat 6.0 and
Caldera 2.2. The CD could be faulty, your CD reader could be faulty (or just
"difficult " :-) , particularly if it's a DVD drive), or you could have
Did you burn your own Mandrake CD? I had the same problem, and I later
realised that I had a buffer underrun while burning. If that is the case, you
will have to burn it again.
On Thu, 21 Dec 2000 16:34, Paul Williamson wrote:
When I install mandrake by booting from the cd, there is an error
I finally realized the problem with the ramdisk error. If you download
with Netscape ftp it does not download as a binary file. The iso file is
bad. You have to use ftp an ftp program that can download as a binary.
Re-burn the disk with the binary iso file and it will work.
This explains
]]On Behalf Of Larry Marshall
Sent: Monday, October 02, 2000 7:47 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [newbie] ramdisk error
I finally realized the problem with the ramdisk error. If you download
with Netscape ftp it does not download as a binary file. The iso file is
bad. You have to use ftp
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