Gerald Timothy Quimpo wrote: > hmmm, is the Sony error, an INSTALL error? mine is. i can't even > get 8.2 installed since, while probing for PCMCIA while installing, > it hangs. hehe, and we've got the versions backwards too. 8.1 > works for me. i've got it installed now. it's 8.2 that won't > install :). i've been itching to install Gentoo anyway. maybe > i'll just play with that for a while. >
Yes it is an install error. And it did happen to Sony units often enough to warrant a new pcmcia boot floppy. See http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/81errata.php3#vaio The symptoms were exactly the same as yours. During three repeat installs, I switched to Alt-F3, Alt-F4 and Alt-F5, respectively, just after choosing the install type. I was then able to catch the last lines of the diagnostics just before the install decided to meditate. Anyway, if you're up to it, I'd like to know the last few lines in Alt-F{3,4,5}, and your PCMCIA card model. I could pass these on to the MDK cooker team so they could look into it while mdk9.0 is still in beta. -- Paolo There is a 3% difference in genetic material between us and apes. That is enough to give us Mozart, Einstein and Jack The Ripper. _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
