Hello again, Gosh - the questions (and help) are coming faster than I can reply to them! OK - it never occured to me that the type of Cd (650 or 700 MB) would be an issue. Just my luck (and that'll teach me for trying to save a few bucks).
I have checked the jumpers on the CD-ROM and CD-RW - they are set as per my last post with system specs. My internet connection is dial-up, and not very fast at all. Diane ----- Original Message ----- From: "civileme" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 4:34 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] COMPLETE Newbie - need help installing - MORE INFO > On Thursday 06 March 2003 08:24 am, Diane Arsenault wrote: > > Well, this is great! I didn't expect so many responses. > > > > ANYWAY - everybody so far has asked me to check the BIOS settings, and I > > have replied that my CD-ROM is indeed at the top of the boot list. > > > > Further to that, Anders (in this reply) asked if I can use the CD-ROM in > > Windows - the answer if YES. > > > > He also asked if my BIOS sees it. Again, YES. EXCEPT when I've got the > > Linux CD in the drive .... > > > > I'm very confused. > > > > Diane > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Anders Lind" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 1:15 PM > > Subject: Re: [newbie] COMPLETE Newbie - need help installing Mandrake 9.0 > > > > > 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) > > > > > > Welcome to the wonderful of Linux *smiles* > > > > > > 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. > > > > > > You should be able to fix so it boots in the computers BIOS > > > > > > 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. > > > > > Can you use the CD-Rom in Windows? > > > If no, does the computer BIOS see the CD-Rom? > > > It probably is a IDE/ATAPI-CD (I am not sure what the drivers name is, > > > but it is > > > the most common type) > > > > > > > > > Best Regards, > > > Anders > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- - > >- ---- > > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > Diane, I think you have an older computer with a CD that expects 650Mb CD > media. Mandrake 9.0 is distributed on 700Mb (80 minute audio) CD media, and > older drives often have difficulty booting from though not normally reading, > the later media. > > If you have two drives on the same channel it MAY be that the manufacturer set > them both on CABLE SELECT. In that case change the jumpers so that one is > identified as master and the other as slave (the jumpers are on the back of > the CD drive and CDRW drive. > > I have seen CABLE SELECT disable both from booting. > > How fast is your internet connection? There are other ways to do this.... > > Civileme > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com >
Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
