Rick Commo wrote: > > This is just a wild guess at best! I saw something similar trying to peruse > the CD on a running 7.1 system. I was *really* exasperated by the fact that > the eject button didn't work. Finally I got a pushpin (like you would use > for a cork board (didn't have a paper clip which has a longer reach)). > > I pushed gingerly expecting the kind of resistance that I have found when > doing this on un-powered systems. Plus I was afraid of working against a > powered up mechanism. In my particular case I found no resistance but > rather the CD drawer light came on and the shelf came out. Perhaps there > was an optical sensor or some sort. > > So you might want to try that. Again, you usually need to use a paper clip > that has been unbent, but that's what that little hole in the front is > actually for. Just go easy. > > Cheers, > -rick > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf > Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2000 8:28 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [MandrakeForum] Install - CD won't eject for 2nd disk > > Install - CD won't eject for 2nd disk > (http://forum.mandrakesoft.com/article.php3?sid=20000928082739) > > Robetr Maynord writes > "I have been installing 7.1 on machines at the elementary school > where I work. I use the Mandrake Deluxe version CDs. > The problem is: on half of the machines, the first install CD > does not eject, so I am unable to insert the 2nd CD. > I have tried different CD drives (all ATAPI). On some machines (P200) it > works. > On other machines (IBM P300) the CD won't eject. > If I use "cancel" to finish the install, the printer files aren't loaded. > > Any ideas?? > > Robert > " > > Answer: This is a bug in 7.1 installer > - If there isn't enough RAM to switch the ramdisk, > installer will not be able to switch CD-s. > You will see it on every machine with less than 40 MB. > > Solution is to choose single-CD instalation. > FYI:in 7.2 DrakX installer will automatically detect > low-RAM machines and switch to single CD instalation mode. > I had a Dell machine doing this a while ago. In that case I had installed a couple extra hard drives and had changed the location of the CD drive. When I did it I didn't set the BIOS to autodetect the port I had moved the CD drive to - slave on the secondary port if I recall. It caused exactly what you describe - it wouldn't automatically open the tray for the second CD even though it asked for it. I tried opening the drive manually and inserting the CD but this didn't work (because it hadn't unmounted the first one correctly I think). When I finally thought to set the BIOS to autodetect that port it has worked ever since - I think I've reinstalled three times since then to test various things. You might give this a try. Regards. -- Mike Rambo [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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