Because they regressed the capability of the install code. I have the same
problem except I can install version 7.0 but not 7.1.
Nobody has come up with an answer, except let the install produce your disk
partitioning (which I am not sure would even solve it) but I am not willing
to do as I MUST have PM working.
I have Windows 2000 on the C: partition.
It is NOT a large drive problem as version 7 installs and boots and runs
fine.
I use Boot Magic which has no issues with large drives.
-----Original Message-----
From: Benoit Caron [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2000 7:59 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [expert] 7.1 Installation problem on hdc2
Hello.
I have a somewhat old computer here where the IDE controller 0 on the
motherboard is broken : I can install only one hard disk + CD-Rom driver as
(respectively) secondary master and slave.
Win98 has no problem with that and is installed on hdc1. I managed to
install without problem Mandrake 6.0, but when I try with Mandrake 7.1 (I
tryed only as an update) with a disk I got buying Maximum Linux magazine, I
get an error just before the moment I should setup the disk partition
saying something like "cannot find root partition". When I click OK to this
message, nothing happens : the mouse still move but nothing happen if I try
to click on another step of the installation.
I know that my computer is not particularly healthy, but I wonder why Win98
and Mandrake 6.0 are ok, and not 7.1...
Any help is welcome.. :o)
Benoit
