Matias Griese <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> I tried to install the Mandrake 8.0 from the hd.img, but..
> 
> First I noticed that the image must be some cooker version, because
> instead the fancy picture there was only boot prompt where read
> welcome to cooker. Not being too much depressed I continued
> installation by pressing enter..

No. We don't include the image in hd.img to save space for SCSI drivers.


> .. and instead of the normal menu I saw this line based something
> which looked much like the old xf86config. Ok, I thought, and
> continued by entering the partition and the directory.

So what? Do you prefer a fancy menu stuff not supporting your SCSI
adapter? I can do that, just a define in a Makefile.


> The installation program started and everything was bright and
> sunny until the installation failed while trying to get the hdlist.
> The error message indicated that the installer was trying to find
> CD1-version of the list even when I entered the installation directory
> instead of an image.

Please give more information.



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Guillaume Cottenceau - http://us.mandrakesoft.com/~gc/

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