Re: [expert] 9.1 says No DISK drive!

2003-03-31 Thread Anne Wilson
On Monday 31 Mar 2003 6:34 am, Joeb wrote: On Sat, 29 Mar 2003 18:12:49 + You should be able to install from your dvd assuming it is bootable. The problem he is experiencing is with an install from a hard drive (ie. not using ISOs or CDs). Joeb Thank you, Joeb Anne -- Registered

Re: [expert] 9.1 says No DISK drive!

2003-03-31 Thread Ron Stodden
Joeb wrote: You should be able to install from your dvd assuming it is bootable. The problem he is experiencing is with an install from a hard drive (ie. not using ISOs or CDs). No. Same problem occurs with CDs made by 9.1 MakeCD from my 9.1 tree. -- Ron. [Melbourne, Australia] 20030119 Get

Re: [expert] 9.1 says No DISK drive!

2003-03-31 Thread Ron Stodden
Ron Stodden wrote: Anne Wilson wrote: On Sunday 30 Mar 2003 6:36 am, Ron Stodden wrote: Anne Wilson wrote: This makes me nervous - your ide config sounds very similar to mine The problem may not exist with an install from CDs. I have the 9.1 tree but not the ISOs. I plan now to

Re: [expert] 9.1 says No DISK drive!

2003-03-30 Thread Anne Wilson
On Sunday 30 Mar 2003 6:36 am, Ron Stodden wrote: Anne Wilson wrote: On Saturday 29 Mar 2003 5:03 am, Ron Stodden wrote: This makes me nervous - your ide config sounds very similar to mine The problem may not exist with an install from CDs. I have the 9.1 tree but not the ISOs. I plan

Re: [expert] 9.1 says No DISK drive!

2003-03-30 Thread Ron Stodden
Ron Stodden wrote: Anne Wilson wrote: On Saturday 29 Mar 2003 5:03 am, Ron Stodden wrote: Tom, Charles, Thankyou for your responses. My point is that mandrake 9.0 suppports all my IDE combinations, Mandrake 9.1 does not. I do not use any raid. Therefore, ipso facto, plainly, without

Re: [expert] 9.1 says No DISK drive!

2003-03-30 Thread Ron Stodden
Anne Wilson wrote: On Sunday 30 Mar 2003 6:36 am, Ron Stodden wrote: Anne Wilson wrote: This makes me nervous - your ide config sounds very similar to mine The problem may not exist with an install from CDs. I have the 9.1 tree but not the ISOs. I plan now to run 9.1 mkcd from

Re: [expert] 9.1 says No DISK drive!

2003-03-30 Thread Joeb
On Sat, 29 Mar 2003 18:12:49 + Anne Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Saturday 29 Mar 2003 12:16 pm, Charles A Edwards wrote: On Sat, 29 Mar 2003 10:27:22 + Anne Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This makes me nervous - your ide config sounds very similar to mine Ann, unless

Re: [expert] 9.1 says No DISK drive!

2003-03-29 Thread Anne Wilson
On Saturday 29 Mar 2003 5:03 am, Ron Stodden wrote: Tom, Charles, Thankyou for your responses. My point is that mandrake 9.0 suppports all my IDE combinations, Mandrake 9.1 does not. I do not use any raid. Therefore, ipso facto, plainly, without doubt, as surely as the sun rises in the

Re: [expert] 9.1 says No DISK drive!

2003-03-29 Thread Charles A Edwards
On Sat, 29 Mar 2003 10:27:22 + Anne Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This makes me nervous - your ide config sounds very similar to mine Ann, unless you install from your hd, as is Ron, you should have no problem. I have done the 9.1 install from cd on 2 systems, both with dual ide

Re: [expert] 9.1 says No DISK drive!

2003-03-29 Thread Joeb
Ron, I haven't tried this, so I don't know if it will work or not. What happens if you make a boot floppy to do your install, but use the floppy image from the 9.0 release that supports your on-board controller? Once booted, install 9.1 from your hard drive (that's what you're trying to do,

Re: [expert] 9.1 says No DISK drive!

2003-03-29 Thread Anne Wilson
On Saturday 29 Mar 2003 12:16 pm, Charles A Edwards wrote: On Sat, 29 Mar 2003 10:27:22 + Anne Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This makes me nervous - your ide config sounds very similar to mine Ann, unless you install from your hd, as is Ron, you should have no problem. Comforting

Re: [expert] 9.1 says No DISK drive!

2003-03-29 Thread Ron Stodden
Anne Wilson wrote: On Saturday 29 Mar 2003 5:03 am, Ron Stodden wrote: Tom, Charles, Thankyou for your responses. My point is that mandrake 9.0 suppports all my IDE combinations, Mandrake 9.1 does not. I do not use any raid. Therefore, ipso facto, plainly, without doubt, as surely as the

Re: [expert] 9.1 says No DISK drive!

2003-03-29 Thread Ron Stodden
Joeb wrote: Ron, I haven't tried this, so I don't know if it will work or not. What happens if you make a boot floppy to do your install, but use the floppy image from the 9.0 release that supports your on-board controller? Once booted, install 9.1 from your hard drive (that's what you're

Re: [expert] 9.1 says No DISK drive!

2003-03-28 Thread Tom Brinkman
On Thursday March 27 2003 11:29 pm, Ron Stodden wrote: Configuration differences: 1st machine (fails) has a Promise chip on the Gigabyte motherboard which supports IDE0 through IDE3. motherboard with Windoze-controller, software driven 2nd machine (succeeds) has a Soltek motherboard

Re: [expert] 9.1 says No DISK drive!

2003-03-28 Thread Charles A Edwards
On Fri, 28 Mar 2003 08:36:11 -0600 Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Seems simple to me, avoid buying Win-motherboards with built in fake raid. Add on a real controller on a motherboard suitable for Linux if you need so many ide's. Though completely true, Tom, the statement is not

Re: [expert] 9.1 says No DISK drive!

2003-03-28 Thread Tom Brinkman
On Friday March 28 2003 09:34 am, Charles A Edwards wrote: On Fri, 28 Mar 2003 08:36:11 -0600 Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Seems simple to me, avoid buying Win-motherboards with built in fake raid. Add on a real controller on a motherboard suitable for Linux if you need so

Re: [expert] 9.1 says No DISK drive!

2003-03-28 Thread Ron Stodden
Tom, Charles, Thankyou for your responses. My point is that mandrake 9.0 suppports all my IDE combinations, Mandrake 9.1 does not. I do not use any raid. Therefore, ipso facto, plainly, without doubt, as surely as the sun rises in the east and sets in the west, we have Mandrake

[expert] 9.1 says No DISK drive!

2003-03-27 Thread Ron Stodden
Installing 9.1 from an hd.img floppy immediately says No DISK drive! My two hard disks are primaries on hde and hdg. They have to be because they are ATA100 or above and IDE0 and IDE1 only support ATA66 and below. Many motherboards operate this way. 9.0 installed and runs perfectly on

Re: [expert] 9.1 says No DISK drive!

2003-03-27 Thread Joeb
What's on your IDE0 and IDE1? If nothing, then disable them in CMOS and see if that works. Joeb On Fri, 28 Mar 2003 15:50:20 +1100 Ron Stodden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Installing 9.1 from an hd.img floppy immediately says No DISK drive! My two hard disks are primaries on hde and hdg.

Re: [expert] 9.1 says No DISK drive!

2003-03-27 Thread Ron Stodden
Ron Stodden wrote: Installing 9.1 from an hd.img floppy immediately says No DISK drive! My two hard disks are primaries on hde and hdg. They have to be because they are ATA100 or above and IDE0 and IDE1 only support ATA66 and below. Many motherboards operate this way. 9.0 installed and

Re: [expert] 9.1 says No DISK drive!

2003-03-27 Thread Ron Stodden
Joeb wrote: What's on your IDE0 and IDE1? If nothing, then disable them in CMOS and see if that works. CD-RW burner on primary IDE0. CD reader on primary IDE1. All works OK with Mandrake 9.0. -- Ron. [Melbourne, Australia] 20030119 Get Fastest Mandrake downloader, English-only, from: