On Mon, 20 May 2002, Albert E. Whale wrote: > A new Linux user is attempting an Installation on a Dell Latitude. The > details are contained in the forwarded message. Thanks for any > assistance you can offer. > > -- > Albert E. Whale - CISSP > http://www.abs-comptech.com > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > ABS Computer Technology, Inc. - ESM, Computer & Networking Specialists > Sr. Security, Network, and Systems Consultant >
Albert, How old is this machine, and what type of hardware is in the machine? specifically the CDROM and the hard drive. It sounds like there's may be a problem with the CDROM reading the media, or a hard drive problem. without knowing more specifics of the hardware I'd be inclined to takea guess and say, "I bet your friend is installing 8.0 on a Western Digital drive and Mandrake is not happy at all. if this is the case your friend may have better luck installing Mandrake 8.1, or 8.2 on this machine. -- daRcmaTTeR ---------- Registered Linux User #186492
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