Sounds like a variant of:

http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/errata.php3#k6

If so, just download a patch to a floppy and press F1 during install.

Works!

Brian

On Sat, 2002-05-04 at 08:12, Jean-Yves Le Metayer wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I would like to submit an installation problem.
> 
> I have attempted to install the Mandrake 8.2 on a latop (without CD
> reader) from a LAN. I followed the install procedure from a network.
> That's works well up to the "choose package to install" step: at the
> beginning of this step, the installation processing failed by giving the
> message "An error occurred no hdlists found" and sent me back to the
> previous "disk partionning" step. 
> 
> I assumed this error means it does not see the Mandrake/base/hdlists
> file (and related hdlist*.cz synthesis.hdlist*.cz files). I have tried
> at first with the CD-ROM disc 1 accessible through the network. Next, I
> have copied all the distribution on a hard disk accessible through the
> network and tried again... always the same problem. 
> 
> What does this damned message mean exactly? Is there a patch to avoid
> this error message in order to be able to continue the installation?
> 
> Thanks to anyone in advance who can help.
> 
> JY.
> 
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