Perhaps you should buy a Linux book it sounds like you lack the basics. You
will need to boot the CDROM with the bootdisk or buy telling the BIOS to boot
the cdrom during boot at minimum... ie... windows will not be running when you
install.
Regards,
Charles
On Tue, 29 Aug 2000, you wrote:
> Following are copies of a few e-mails between me and [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> They have been unresponsive and i feel that my Stormix CD is corrupted. I
> have searched the list archives and have foung no similar problems. Any
> suggestions from the group would be appreciated, TIA, Cheers, Cliff
>
> Cliff Wise wrote:
> I tried to install the Storm Linux 2000 Starter Edition from the CD and got
> as far as *Installation Source*. I chose CD and clicked NEXT. I got a dialog
> box which read, *No CD-ROM was detected*. The dialog box only has an OK
> option. Interesting as I could have not gotten that far without it
> recognizing the CD-ROM. Any ideas?. Cheers, Cliff
>
> Support wrote
> Hi Cliff,
> When going through the Storm Install make sure that you have the Storm
> Installation Disk #1
> in your CDrom Drive at all times.
> Ways to Install
> Windows -- Boot into Windows and then place the Storm CD #1 in the
> CDrom drive
> On BootUp -- Place Storm Floppy Boot Disk in Floppy Drive and Storm
> Install CD in CDrom drive and then hit the reset button
> Good Luck, --
> Nam V.
> Tech Support
>
> I wrote
> Ok, here we go again. I tried all of your suggestions on the computer i was
> going to dedicate to Linnux. Did not work. I decided to try on my Compaq
> 5834, new last year. I still want to use the "D" drive which rules out
> booting with the boot disk in the "a" drive because i would have to
> repartition the drive. When i slip the CD-ROM into the drive while Win 98 is
> running it does not autorun. I tried getting it up in explorer and tried all
> the usual stuff in start, run. Other disks autostart when i put them in the
> drive. I am getting very frustrated with this as i bought your product based
> on the ease of installation and the gui. I only have until the end of this
> week to solve this problam. Please give me a hand, Cheers, Cliff.
>
> The first computer i tried the install on and the one i want to dedicate to
> Linnux is a PC clone, Pentium 100, I have 1.76 GB free on drive D:\, 48 MB
> RAM, SONY CD-ROM CDU33A with proprietary controller, Diamond Stealth 3D
> 3000, MS scrolling mouse. I have WIN 95 and other software on C:\
>
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