Mandrake doesn't like some particular combinations of motherboard and other
components. There's a hardware compatibility list at www.linux-mandrake.com,
try looking your hardware up there.
On Thu, 21 Dec 2000 19:35, Paul Williamson wrote:
> Thanks for replying!,
>
> I am booting from the CD on a DVD-Drive (very new!)
>
> I got it on The Linux Pocketbook (www.pocketbooks.net.au)
>
> thanx!
>
>
>
> Paul Williamson
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sridhar Dhanapalan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Paul Williamson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2000 6:30 PM
> Subject: Re: [newbie] RAMDISK ERROR ON MANDRAKE 7.2 INSTALL
>
> > If the same CD works on other PCs, the problem may lie with your CD-ROM
> > drive. How old is your PC, and in particular your CD-ROM drive?
> >
> > Out of curiousity, what magazine did you get it from?
> >
> > On Thu, 21 Dec 2000 17:17, Paul Williamson wrote:
> > > nah i didnt, but it was one of those releases on a magazine cover. it
>
> works
>
> > > on some pcs, but not the one i want it ti\o..
> > >
> > > any other ideas ?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Paul Williamson
> > >
> > > Contact:
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> > >
> > > Websites:
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> > > http://www.huntingtower.vic.edu.au/
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Sridhar Dhanapalan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Paul Williamson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>;
> > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2000 5:08 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [newbie] RAMDISK ERROR ON MANDRAKE 7.2 INSTALL
> > >
> > > > Did you burn your own Mandrake CD? I had the same problem, and I
> > > > later realised that I had a buffer underrun while burning. If that is
> > > > the
>
> case,
>
> > > you
> > >
> > > > will have to burn it again.
> > > >
> > > > On Thu, 21 Dec 2000 16:34, Paul Williamson wrote:
> > > > > When I install mandrake by booting from the cd, there is an error :
> > > > >
> > > > > "error loading second stage ramdisk"
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > How do I fix it??
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > I downloaded the 'autoboot.bat file but where do I put it?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks!!!!
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Paul Williamson
> > > > >
> > > > > Contact:
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> > > > >
> > > > > Websites:
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> > > > > http://www.huntingtower.vic.edu.au/
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Sridhar Dhanapalan.
> > > > Your mouse has moved. Windows must be rebooted to acknowledge this
> > > > change.
> >
> > --
> > Sridhar Dhanapalan.
> > Your mouse has moved. Windows must be rebooted to acknowledge this
> > change.
--
Sridhar Dhanapalan.
Your mouse has moved. Windows must be rebooted to acknowledge this change.
