On Tue, 18 Dec 2001 22:32:25 -0800 "Paul Sue" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I wish it was that easy ... I forgot to mention that the computer is > brand new. > The CDs have only been used maybe 6 times. It is a Aopen 56X > IDE/ATAPI CDROM drive. During past couple of weeks I've attempted to install Mandrake (7.2, 8 and 8.1) on machines with 52x CDROMs - each was a no-go. I swapped drives out for old quad speed drive and it worked!! I suspect it's a timing problem in the install programs. > > However, I've been doing some playing around, and I can't seem to > play any audio CDs using gcd or grip, so *perhaps* there might be > something wrong with my new CDROM drive after all. > > Paul > ----- > >On Tuesday 18 December 2001 06:16 pm, you wrote: > > > I know this is not the help you wanted, but can you try a > > > different CDrom > > > reader? is this one correctly configured in BIOS? I am only > > > guessing, but > > > if it booted once from the CDrom, unless the CD was damaged, it > > > should boot > > > again? don't you think? maybe you just got a bad cd? or was > > > downloaded bad. > > > > > > On Tuesday 18 December 2001 18:03, you wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > Borrowed the 3 CD Mandrake 8.1 distro. (downloaded) from a > > > > friend. Booted > > > > off CD 1, everything going OK until the install suddenly hangs > > > > when prompting me for CD #2; eventually had to cancel. The > > > > install then*skipped* a few important steps (create bootdisk, > > > > install bootloader). > > > > > > > > After restarting, it came up (albeit with a few warning > > > > messages). I wanted to do a clean re-install, so I placed CD > > > > #1 in, and rebooted. But it won't boot up from the CD. > > > > > > > > Help!!!!!! > > > > > > > > Paul > > > > > > > > _____________________________________________________________ > > > > ____ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your > > > > photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx > > > >---------------------------------------- > >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"; > >name="message.footer" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit > >Content-Description: > >---------------------------------------- > > > >Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > >Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > > Home: 263-2822 Work: 482-2843 Pager: 268-1780 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] / [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.localendar.com/public/consultant4hire > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: > http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx > > > -- "The number of UNIX installations has grown to 10, with more expected" (The UNIX Programmer's Manual, 2nd Edition, June 1972.) Registered Linux User: 192802 ICQ#: 89345394
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