-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Thursday 06 Mar 2003 5:23 pm, Jonathan Shilling wrote: > Dianne, > You may need to go a step further and check your hardware > connections. Specifically the ribbon cable from your IDE controller to the > CD-rom drive itself. Check to see if this cable has come loose at all, if > it has, then this could be your problem. From what you described in your > previous post, sounds like your cd-rom failed during install, if you cables > are secure, then you may have purchased a defective cd-rom drive. > Good-luck, and welcome to the world of Linux! > -Jonathan > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Diane Arsenault [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 11:19 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [newbie] COMPLETE Newbie - need help installing Mandrake > > 9.0 > > > > > > Thanks to both Lanman and Adolfo for their replies. > > > > Unfortunately, I have already placed my Cd-ROM drive at the > > top of the boot > > priority list, but some reason I can't boot from it regardless. > > > > What now? > > > > Diane > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Adolfo Bello" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "MDK Mandrake" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 1:12 PM > > Subject: Re: [newbie] COMPLETE Newbie - need help installing > > Mandrake 9.0 > > > > > On Thu, 2003-03-06 at 12:55, Diane Arsenault wrote: > > > > Hello everyone, > > > > > > > > I am totally new to Linux. Just bought a new computer, > > > > and want to > > > > > > install both Windows 95 and Mandrake 9.0 on it. Here's > > > > what I've done > > > > > > so far: > > > > (Computer = HP 7915, Intel Celeron 1.1 Ghz, 256 Mb SDram, > > > > 40 GB HDD) > > > > > > I created a 2 Gb primary Dos partition to install Win95 - all went > > > > well with that. Since I cannot boot from my CD-ROM drive > > > > (don't know > > > > > > why), I ran Win95, inserted Mandrake CD1in drive, get a > > > > setup screen > > > > > > offering several options (install, use floppy, etc). > > > > When I click on > > > > > > the "Install Mandrake" button, a message appears saying > > > > "your computer > > > > > > will reboot ... installation will begin" (or to that > > > > effect). When I > > > > > > clicked "OK" - nothing happened. > > > > > > > > SO ... I created a floppy, using the cdrom.img file, and > > > > tried that > > > > > > way. Everything was going fine, then my computer > > > > rebooted diring the > > > > > > program installation, and I get a message that it can't find the > > > > CD-ROM. Asks me which driver to try. (I have NO idea). > > > > If I randomly > > > > > > choose a driver to try (what the heck, aye), I get asked > > > > for kernel > > > > > > info. Well, now I'm just lost. > > > > > > > > I'm sure at least one of you newbies must have had a similar > > > > problem?? Would some kind sould please help me out? > > > > > > > > Diane Arsenault > > > > > > Hi Diane: > > > > > > Welcome to the list and to Linux. > > > > > > First of all, let's check if your computer can boot from > > > > CD. When you > > > > > reboot your computer, usually the first screen gives you a > > > > message about > > > > > hitting a key to enter setup (normally the key is F2 or Enter). > > > > > > After entering the BIOS setup, you will be presented > > > > options that you > > > > > can set. Browse those options and tell us if you can find > > > > something like > > > > > "Drive order to boot from". If you can find it, select the CD as the > > > first unit to boot from. > > > > > > Let's try this and then post what you have got. > > > -- > > > __ > > > / \\ @ __ __ @ Adolfo Bello > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > / // // /\ / \\ // \ // Bello Ingenieria S.A, > > > > ICQ: 65910258 > > > > > / \\ // / \\ / // // / // cel: +58 416 609-6213 > > > /___// // / <_/ \__\\ //__/ // fax: +58 212 952-6797 > > > www.bisapi.com // pager: www.tun-tun.com > > > > (# 609-6213) > > > > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > -------------- > > ---- > > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com just a thought here.... if you go back to your bios menu... usually F1 wil take you to the IDE device list/settings screen you'll see something like this> if you have a hard drive as master and cdrom as slave
channel type start end blocks type 1 IDE 0001 8787 8787 block 2 - - - - AUTO seting AUTO on device 2 tells the bios to autodetect at bootup this solved to problem on my p133 server which wouldnt boot from cdrom HTH -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE+Z4nft3yCLmAxGjYRAuWDAJwOzu0jrwgVKLWEsoRBEQ/+RFf0LwCgjc+6 1UFWfY1sdXcr11BGmEx/AI4= =AnAr -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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