civileme wrote:
>
> On Saturday 28 April 2001 09:19, you wrote:
> > Sean Dague <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > > I went to install Mandrake 8.0 on a thinkpad I had laying arround, before
> > > upgrading my home machine, and hit a pretty big wall.
> > >
> > > The trackpoint on the thinkpad is not detected, and when I try to point
> > > it
> >
> > try booting on a floppy containing
> > images/alternatives/cdrom.img-2.2.19-BADZ5
>
> [Notes the alternative from Pixel for future reference]
> Ummmm, success has been had by several by using
> F1 at splash screen and typing
>
> text expert
>
> and answerring no to modules and bypassing SCSI detection.... then
> installing in text mode.
>
Doing that will get the software installed, but a still non functional
mouse on a ThinkPad though...
-randy
