Which file system did you choose to install on ? I had similar issues installing on XFS, the install completed successfully, and rebooted and couldn't find the boot image
I reinstalled using EXT3 (so I can see my files in NT using explore2fs.exe and the reboot worked fine. Hope this helps Chris On Fri, 18 Jan 2002 08:52:57 +1100 "Henk Schuthof" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm mystified with the installation of Mandrake, and I hope there is a > good heart in your group who can help me out. My problem is: > I freed up a 12 gig HD for ML 8.1 ( it is the D:, on C: I have W2k), and > the booting sequence is CDROM/A/C. > After having received the usual congratulations when the install was > completed the computer could not restart, showing an endless series of > zeroes and ones. > > The log says: > Welcome to the Mandrake Linux install (mdk-stage1, version 8.10) > Opening /proc/cmdline... > ramdisk size =32000 initrd=cdrom.rdz automatic=method:cdrom > root=/dev/ram3 vga=788 BOOT IMAGE > vmlinuz auto > AUTOMATIC MODE: got 1 params > got 7 args > spawning a shell > cannot open shell - /tmp/sh doesn't exist > loading modules dependencies > AUTOMATIC: parameter cdrom for method means returning CDROM drive > have to insmod ide-cd > needs cdrom > needs ide-cd > succeeded ide-cd > have to insmod sr mod > needs sr mod > succeeded sr mod > looking for ide media > IDE/1 hda is a Quantum Fireball ST4.3A > IDE/1 hdb is a Fujitsu MPE3136AT > IDE/0 hdc is a 36X CD-ROM > looking for scsi media > looking for Compaq Smart Array media > mounting /dev/hdc on /tmp/image as type iso9660 > have to insmod isofs > needs isofs > succeeded isofs > mount failed:no medium found. > > Most of it is abracadabra for me, but I understand the system is asking > for the install CD. However, I just installed it successfully. So could > it be that something in the Bios went wrong? Is an advice possible from > a distance? > > Thank you now already for your reply, for I'm really stuck now. Henk > Schuthof, Bayview. > -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
