You cannot use the cd for anything, its just not there as far as the comp is concerned.
The cdrom worked fine, but I neglected my studies and left it sitting in the corner for a couple of mths after installing mandrake. When I finally got back to it the draw wouldnt open. I removed it and replaced it with an old one, but that didnt work at all. A few days later I got back to it and re-inserted the original and the draw decided to open, but now the comp cant see it. I'm beginning to think my ladys brother has done something to it, but I cant remember him being around at the time, and I dare not ask as thats like accusing Jesus of spitting on the sidewalk. >>> Are you running the kernel plus modules as supplied by the distributor, or is this a kernel you have compiled yourself? Are you kidding ! I'm still trying to figure out what you guys are talking about. If I couldnt install it with the original install then it just wasn't going to happen. The CDROM drive I have in the machine now is an old one (pre computer age, its closer to a record turn table). Its an old "creative" thing, I called it junk until last night. The one that was in the comp looks like the original, or it did till last night, it now doesn't have a front. Power is connected. I replaced and re-replaced the ribbon cable. I have tried booting from a win98 boot disk. And now I'm about to crash test it by dropping it from the top of the cathedral. After that I'm taking it for swimming lessons. Am I frustrated, no, but I will be if it floats. Yep, I would definitely appreciate some help. This is the only comp I have to learn on. And, while on the subject of help, thankyou to all that have done their best with this matter. Thanks again Chris. Regards Kelvyn.
