I tried this approach, but it didn't work. However, I went and picked up
RedHat5.2 so that I could get the customer support, and it installed with no
problem. It also seems to have fixed some of the problems with the modem that
I had on my desktop machine.
James
Dhruva Reddy wrote:
> James Cummings wrote:
> >
> > I recently bought a refurbished Compaq Armada 4120 that I want to run
> > Linux on. I am trying to install RedHat 5.1, but I can't get the
> > installation program to recognize the external cdrom. The cdrom is a
> > TEAC 46E with a PCMIA interface. Does anyone have any suggestions on how
> > to get this drive recognized?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > James
>
> I had this problem installing Caldera OpenLinux on my Tosh (w/ built-in
> CD). I ended up booting with the MS-DOG boot disk that came with the
> machine (you can also have a friend with one of the Microsloth systems
> make you one), running MSCDEX, that device driver loader to load the
> appropriate driver for the CD-ROM and then using the DOS option on Red
> Hat (assuming Red Hat has such an option). You can, of course, format
> your hard disk however you want once the installation gets under way.
>
> If you don't have a boot disk that supports your CD drive (which you
> probably don't) then getting to work could be tricky. I had trouble
> getting mscdex to find the driver so it could load it.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Dhruva
> --
> "Nothing good ever happened at 55, unless you're still in first
> gear."--unknown
