Until you ctrl-alt-f1 and make a kernel from the console. Kind of helps if
you've already downloaded the .tar.gz's you'll need though. Namely pcmcia_cs
and 2.4.3 from linux.org
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Randy Welch
> Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2001 2:57 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [Cooker] Mandrake 8.0 install failure on IBM Thinkpad 600e
>
>
> 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
>
