Tim Cruikshank wrote: >On Tuesday 02 April 2002 23:17, you wrote: > >>Hi all, >> I recently installed MD 8.2 on my computer. Many things went well, but I >>cannot run PrinterDrake or any followon installation from the CD's. Locks >>up everytime. I checked the installation logs and had a LOT of errors >>during installation. I'm surprised the computer runs as well as it does. >> >> Anyway, I'd like to go back to MD 8.1 (which worked well on my computer). >>My only hesitation is in some of the packages that come with 8.2. GnuCash >>worked "out of the box" in 8.2. It took me *days* to satisfy all the >>dependencies for GnuCash in 8.1 via many downloads. Is there a way to use >>MD 8.1 and the rpms from 8.2 discs? or "save" the installed packages when >>I go back? Thanks >> >>Linus >> > >Linus > >Rather than going through a complete reinstall , why don't you post the error >messsages here, and I'm sure someone should be able to help you sraighten >things out. > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? >Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > From what you described it appears your burn does not read on the CD drive that well. I would suggest trying different media or a different CD drive before retreating.
I had a similar problem here with a DVD reader on one machine. Turned out that CDs I burned at 1x, 2x, 8x and 12x would all fail, but if I burned at 4x they would read. The DVD rreader, brand new, had its own problems--like refusing to recognize CD2 and CD3 during install though it did so post-install. Sorry the hardware story on CDs is so crappy, but then they are seriously driven too fast in rate of spin for no valid engineering reason. At least we don't have 70X CD readers out there any longer and the worst of the manufacturers seem to have died off. Civileme
Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
