Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2002 18:48:30 +0800 From: Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIB] Mandrake 7
At 11:43 PM 19/01/2002 -0800, you wrote: >Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2002 23:38:41 -0800 >From: Douglas Asmussen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Mandrake 7 > >Is it possible to install mandrake on a libretto I have tried but it keeps telling me >it cannot find the cdrom. I have a backpack cdrom but it fails to recognize it. any >info would be appreciated. I've never installed Mandrake but if its anything like standard Redhat, it'll only recognise standard ATAPI CD-ROM drives by default. If you want to use a parallel port CD-ROM drive (I'm assuming thats what the Backpack is, if its PCMCIA the process is similar) you can either copy all the files to the hard drive and do a hard drive install or you can hunt through the net and find a Linux boot disk that'll load the right drivers for the Backpack. I recall being able to get a Red Hat install through a parallel Backpack unit working on an old Compaq Contura 486 using a setup boot disk I downloaded, unfortunately I can't remember where it was ... IIRC I started my search at www.linuxdocs.org so that may be a place to start. Hope this helps! - Raymond --- /~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\ | | "Does fuzzy logic tickle?" | | ___ | "My HDD has no reverse. How do I backup?" | | /__/ +-------------------------------------------| | / \ a y b o t | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | | HTTP://www.raybot.net | | ICQ: 31756092 | Need help? Visit #Windows98 on DALNet! | \~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~/ ************************************************************** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ -------TO UNSUBSCRIBE------- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe --------TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST------ Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **************************************************************
