Derek Blazer wrote: > > Thanks for the replies. I have tried to provide additional > info below: > > Anita Lewis wrote: > > > > You might try running the cdrom as a rescue disk to see what is > happening. > > I know you can do that with the RH disk. Boot it and then do 'linux > rescue' > > That will start linux in ram. Then do > > 'fdisk -l /dev/hda' and write down what that looks like.
[snippers] > I have tried to boot from the cdrom, but the system ignores it even > after adjusting the bios. So I have to reboot into dos and use the > autoboot.bat file from the /dosutils folder on the cdrom. Caldera > allows installation from within windows, which I have used before with > no problem. I have also tried creating a boot disk using the tools > provided on the installation disk (mandrake). Regardless of the > installation method, I get the same error. Do you need windoze on this box? If not, boot to DOS prompt, fdisk->remove all windoze partitions. Exit. Then fdisk /mbr to get rid of windows boot loader. Then try to install by booting to the cdrom again. If that doesn't work, try creating the boot floppies again. If you have another machine besides this one, you can create them on that. Trying with a clean, windoze free disk may help out some. -- Tom Wilson _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list Archives, Digests, etc at http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
