On Saturday 23 March 2002 17:02, you wrote: > John Richard Smith wrote: > >How do you install Mandrake 8.2. I get only as far as stage 2 install and > > the install hangs at where it would say next , "please wait while probing > > serial ports" > > > >What am I doing wrong. > > > >John > > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > >Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > >Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > You aren't doing anything wrong except not describing the equipment you > are trying to install to, its history, how and where you got the CDs, > what other machines you may have tried to install to, etc. > > Right now, it is impossible to hazard a guess with any assurance of > accuracy. Most likely, the problem is with the download or with the > burn (medai not reading correctly) but it could be some hardware that > hangs when the probe is done in which case an > > F1 > > at the splash screen > > and > > linux noauto > > may be the way to make it install. > > Or it could be a notebook which will _never_ install 8.2 or anything > after 7.2. > > Or it could be an old 486 which MandrakeLinux does not support at all, > not since a single beta iso for 7.0. > > We won't grumble if you give us too much information, and in general the > more you give, the better we are able to help. > > Civileme
Thank you for your reply. Before I give you chapter and verse of the full details of my equipement and and it's configuration , I want to report that your suggestion, Linux noauto worked, to the extent that it now goes on to reach the main install window, However doing this bypasses important detection processes , does it not , will this not affect the outcome. John -- John Richard Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
