Cliff Wise wrote:
>
> Following are copies of a few e-mails between me and [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> They have been unresponsive and i feel that my Stormix CD is corrupted. I
> have searched the list archives and have foung no similar problems. Any
> suggestions from the group would be appreciated, TIA, Cheers, Cliff
>
> Cliff Wise wrote:
> I tried to install the Storm Linux 2000 Starter Edition from the CD and got
> as far as *Installation Source*. I chose CD and clicked NEXT. I got a dialog
> box which read, *No CD-ROM was detected*. The dialog box only has an OK
> option. Interesting as I could have not gotten that far without it
> recognizing the CD-ROM. Any ideas?. Cheers, Cliff
>
> Support wrote
> Hi Cliff,
> When going through the Storm Install make sure that you have the Storm
> Installation Disk #1
> in your CDrom Drive at all times.
> Ways to Install
> Windows -- Boot into Windows and then place the Storm CD #1 in the
> CDrom drive
> On BootUp -- Place Storm Floppy Boot Disk in Floppy Drive and Storm
> Install CD in CDrom drive and then hit the reset button
> Good Luck, --
> Nam V.
> Tech Support
>
> I wrote
> Ok, here we go again. I tried all of your suggestions on the computer i was
> going to dedicate to Linnux. Did not work. I decided to try on my Compaq
> 5834, new last year. I still want to use the "D" drive which rules out
> booting with the boot disk in the "a" drive because i would have to
> repartition the drive. When i slip the CD-ROM into the drive while Win 98 is
> running it does not autorun. I tried getting it up in explorer and tried all
> the usual stuff in start, run. Other disks autostart when i put them in the
> drive. I am getting very frustrated with this as i bought your product based
> on the ease of installation and the gui. I only have until the end of this
> week to solve this problam. Please give me a hand, Cheers, Cliff.
>
> The first computer i tried the install on and the one i want to dedicate to
> Linnux is a PC clone, Pentium 100, I have 1.76 GB free on drive D:\, 48 MB
> RAM, SONY CD-ROM CDU33A with proprietary controller, Diamond Stealth 3D
> 3000, MS scrolling mouse. I have WIN 95 and other software on C:\
>
> END
>
Actually the problem is that linux won't see your CD(CDROM).It doesn't
matter that it will boot from it.When you boot you boot at BIOS level
and if the BIOS detects an ATAPI drive it will boot from it,regardless
what it is.It is an issue with the IDE contoller-CDROM interaction
or simply a CDROM problem.IT may as well be a bad CD but...
In order to test you have to go to a console after starting install
when you get that choose isntall media (press CTRL ALT F1-4 till you
find a free console,I think 2 is free).
Now type
dmesg | more
you should see somewhere after the ide contorller is detected a list
of all your drives,including the CDROM.
Now if this works and you see the CDROM I will assume your cdrom is hdc
Check if you can mount the CDROM manually
cd /
mkdir cdrom
mount -r -t auto /dev/hdc /cdrom
cd /cdrom
ls
you should see a list of files.
try cd 'ing through directories and do ls 's to see if the CD is beeing
read.
if that works I would say 90% that is a problem with the storm installer
not detecting your cdrom.
Now one probelm with the old Pentium is that you're using an old
propietary CDROM with it's interface and I haven't seen anywhere in the
Storm installer the option to insert the module for it as Debian
installer have.I don't have experiwence with these old CDROM's so even
if you can manually insert the module with insmod I don't know what
device it will be or if you can restart the instalation process.Somebody
may know.
Now with the Compaq.Compaq is using lately some really cheapo CDROM's,
noname.They used to have LG's before and even those aren't such high
quallity.
Also if you have the second partition labeled system_save and you don't
have one or 2 BLUE restore CD's DON'T delete anything from there or you
won't be able to restore the unit unless you call Compaq.Even then
almost
all of the last year and this years Compaq's had a problem with the
modem driver not beeing on the restore CD.You should save the cpqdrv
directory
from D and burn it to a CD.I made a CD for the modem problem even before
Compaq aknowledged the problem (and they didn't too soon).
Is there by any chance the one with SIS chipset(shared RAM for video)?
That chipset is also known to cause problems.
Well anyway start with the Compaq follow my sugestions and we should be
able to identify the problem.THen when you call Storm tech support
you'll
be more prepared.The problem is that Stormix is using binaries for
install
not simple shell scripts and I don't have the time now to go through the
sources and see exactly what are they doing and fork a few things.At
least
that's what I saw on the CD-binary for sinstall.
If you want to try the ftp install from another computer I'll post on my
webpage by the end of this weekwaht yuo ahve to do to use the CD as a
source for ftp install.You'll still ahve to download a 36MB file from
the Stormix ftp and install an ftp server on one computer but this
shouldn't be such a huge problem if you have a NIC in each computer
(even a$20Canadains elcheapo NIC will do).
Well post back now that the mailing list is working.:-)
--
The best way to escape from a problem is to solve it.
Alan Saporta
My waste of cyberspace=
http://deepblue.dyndns.org :-)
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