----- Original Message ----- From: "Kaj Haulrich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2002 3:57 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] 8.2 install gone awry
> On Tuesday 04 June 2002 05:28 am, Scott Wagner wrote: > > Hi > > I've copied the patch numerous times and each time I try the install when > > it comes to the part where you partition the hard drive the floppy drive > > starts to work and it just works and works and nothing happens until I > > finally exit the install. > > What should the file type of the copied patch be? Windows saves it as a > > text file and I wonder if this is a problem. > > > > Thanks, > > SW > > > Scott, what do you mean by "windows saves it as a text file"? > > Do you mean, that windows saves "patch.pl" as "patch.txt" ? - In that case > it's no wonder everything goes awry. I can only think of one way that could > happen : if you use M$-file-explorer (I'm not sure of the name) to drag'n > drop the file from the harddisk to the floppy. As far as I remember, this > explorer-thingy doesn't show file-extensions, but nevertheless I doubt that > even a M$-app could behave that stupid. > > No, I think the problem is that the first time you tried to install 8.2 you > created a file-system on your HD. Then you reached the "select-packages" part > and everything stopped. Now, when you try another install, this time with the > patch in place, the installer finds an "alien" partition-table and panics. > > May I recommend : Do an "expert" install, and choose to delete all partitions > except the windows-ones. Then, create linux-partitions once again to your > liking. Remember to have the floppy in place. > > If still in trouble, repost to this list, I'm sure there are people here to > help you through this. I'm sure it's only some minor issue. > > HTH > Kaj Haulrich > Denmark > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > Here's a description of my latest attempt:: I attempted to reinstall Mandrake 8.0, because using the patch I cannot get to the disk partitioning step in 8.2. I chose an expert install. When I got to disk partitioning I chose the wizard and clicked on "erase entire disk" and erased the hdb disk that my I'm installing linux on (I have Windows on a seperate hd). I then went back and manually partitioned the drive and chose to format each new partition. Install appears to go normally untill packages are almost all installed and then it fails saying: "Some important packages were not installed properly. Either your cdrom drive or your cd is defective. Check the cdrom in an installed computer using 'rpm-qpl Mandrake/RPM/*.rpm' " (I dont have another computer available. I'm assuming this won't work on windows.) After I click OK another error message appears: "No hdlist found". I checked the hardware list and my cdrom drive, Philips cdrw 800 series is listed as being "reported to work with Mandrake 8.0 by someone in the community". So I installed 7.2 again, as much to have a bootloader as for any other reason. And that's where I'm at. Is it time to look for another cd drive? Any suggestions welcome. Well, almost any. Thanks, SW
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