I don't know why the installation is failing, but the big problem I see is that you do not have a kernel image in your boot directory. You should have at least 1 kernel image there. There is also no System.map. Maybe during install you are de-selecting all the Kernel images options ?? On Sat, 04 Nov 2000 13:03:11 Tony K. Olsen wrote: > Attempted to install from a freshly made CD-ROM (ISO image) but all > attempts > fail in the following sequence: > > - Create a boot disk: > I place a freshly formatted (DOS/FAT 1.44MB in A Drive) diskette in the > drive > and ask it to create the boot disk. It doesn't appear to even access the > > floppy drive (no access light indication) and immediately results in the > message "An error occurred. mkbootdisk failed." I try the other options > for > creating the boot disk that the installation program tries but they too > result in the same problem. > > I then go to the next step. > > - Install boot loader: > As soon as this sequence starts the system responds with the message "An > error occurred. Can't use an undefined value as a HASH reference." I > briefly see a LILO type message fly past in the bottom 'help area' of the > > installation screens but it is so quick that I can't actually read it. > > The installation then thinks everything is fine and carries on to where > it > ejects the CD-ROM and then reboots which results in the following message > > "Loading Linux. Boot sector signature not found." > > Mounting the disk in BeOS I can see that the /boot directory looks like > this: > > $ cd boot > $ ls -alg > total 15 > dr-xr-xr-x 3 baron users 1024 Nov 4 05:24 . > dr-xr-xr-x 20 baron users 1024 Nov 4 05:37 .. > -r--r--r-- 1 baron users 6132 Oct 3 05:18 boot-menu.b > -r--r--r-- 1 baron users 4380 Oct 3 05:18 boot-text.b > lr-xr-xr-x 1 baron users 0 Nov 4 05:24 boot.b -> > boot-menu.b > -r--r--r-- 1 baron users 612 Oct 3 05:18 chain.b > dr-xr-xr-x 2 baron users 1024 Nov 4 05:24 grub > -r--r--r-- 1 baron users 640 Oct 3 05:18 os2_d.b > > My image file: > -rw------- 1 baron users 680378368 Oct 30 18:40 > Mandrake72-inst.iso > > I have downloaded and burned two CD-ROMs (from different ftp sites) now > of > the ISO image and neither have worked. This image came from: > > biglinux.tccw.wku.edu > > Please note that I have installed numerous Linux systems on this machine > included 7.1 in exactly the same manner and this is the first time I have > > seen this type of problem. > > I do not wish to download any more 680MB files if I can help it :-) > > System configuration is as follows: > > Pentium II 266MHz with 128MB PC100 SDRAM > P6SBA Motherboard > > Drives: > 1) 20GB EIDE Primary Master (BeOS 5.03) > 2) 6.8GB EIDE Primary Slave (Where I installed LM 7.2) > 3) 1.6GB EIDE Secondary Master (Win98) > 4) ATAPI 32X CD-ROM Secondary Slave > > Any ideas on what to try next would be greatly appreciated. > > Thanks in advance. Cheers. > > -- > ___ > (_B_)__ > ~(@ @)~ > +-oOOo-(_)-oOOo-------------------------------------------------+ > | "I played before the greatest fans in baseball, the Boston | > | fans, and I know what you're going to say about that: Old | > | Teddy Ballgame loved those fans, all right." --- Ted Williams | > +----------------+----------------------------------------------+ > | Tony K. Olsen | mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] | > +----------------+----------------------------------------------+ > > > > Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: > Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list. >
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