Et,
I've loaded linux on Gateway servers, and laptops with little to no
problems, was unaware that it would "void" the warranty, interesting...
-Jonathan
> -----Original Message-----
> From: et [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 12:56 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [newbie] COMPLETE Newbie - Update
>
>
> On Thursday 06 March 2003 01:44 pm, Diane Arsenault wrote:
> > Hi again,
> >
> > No problem - I'm getting replies so fast I can hardly keep
> up to it myself!
> >
> > Anway, it rebooted during the process of installing the
> actual program
> > files. No warning at all - she just up and quit - and
> rebooted. When this
> > happened it did come back to the "Press enter to install"
> screen, and the
> > progress bar indicated that it was loading files (although
> I hadn't pressed
> > enter). In all honesty, I don't remember if the floppy was
> still in the
> > drive or not ... Too much going on and I'm just about braindead.
> >
> > As an update - I just disconnected the CD-RW - Still can't
> boot from the
> > CD-ROM. Now I'm going to set up the CD-ROM as Primary
> SLAVE and see where
> > that gets me.
> >
> > Diane
> At this point, I wonder if the fans are running correctly,
> and I kinda agree
> with Adolfo on this. it really "should" start from the CDrom.
> it also should
> NOT have rebooted durring the install there. this might be a
> sign of some
> other problem.
>
> It might be worth noting, at least a couple of years ago, if
> you had a
> Gateway computer (I don't think this is the same with
> HP/Compaq) and even
> attempted to ask their tech support if you could install linx
> on it got you a
> litle note in the warrenty records, and would void the
> warrenty by installing
> Linux.
>
>
>
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "et" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 2:36 PM
> >
> > so sorry I jumped in late and did not read the complete
> first post to
> > reliaze
> > you had already tried cdrom.img, how ever, rebooting
> durring the install
> > process is not normal, (this ain't winders) and I am now
> wondering at what
> > point and why did it reboot? and was the floppy still in
> the floppy drive
> > when it reboots? and before it reboots durring the install
> process does it
> > give you the chance to reboot or does it just throwdown and restart?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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