[ltp] T22/DVD Mandrake Won't install

[Dave]

Ya I don't have a floppy drive for this thing. I'll have a look at the
archive and see if I can find it.
I'll assume this is only a 10.1 issue? Never had a problem with the =
other
versions on my 770.=20
I think I might know what else is the problem. I think this DVD/CD drive =
is
crapped out. Trying a few CDs/DVDs
and they all seemed to have problems reading the disks. I download the =
first
CD for 10.1 and tried to boot that,
the first CD I created wouldn't boot, the second one, it would, but as =
it
was loading up the kernel is came back
with a error that it couldn't read the disk. So first I have to see what =
I
can do about this drive.


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Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2004 8:08 AM
To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Subject: Re: [ltp] T22/DVD Mandrake Won't install


On Wednesday 22 December 2004 04:54 am, Winsley von Spee wrote:
> Am Dienstag, den 21.12.2004, 23:09 -0500 schrieb Dave:
> > I just got a new(well new for me) T22, just downloaded and burnt=20
> > Mandrake 10.1 DVD. I'm trying to install it on the T22, but After=20
> > the first boot screen from MDK, you can hit F1 or ENTER for Install. =

> > I hit enter, and at about half way on the progress bar it stops. I=20
> > quickly tried a CD version of MDK 10.0 I had and that seems to work=20
> > goes into the install.
> >
> > Anyone have a idea as to what could be the problem? Oh and the MD5=20
> > is right, I made sure of that before I went ahead and burnt the DVD
> >
> > Thanks
>
> Perhaps a problem with pcmcia or similar. Play with the bootoptions to =

> find the problem.
>
>
> Greetz
To install Mandrake 10.1 from DVD or CD you MUST have coppied the =
additional

device drivers to a floppy and have that floppy in the floppy drive.=20
If you do not have a floppy drive then it probably would be best to =
choose=20
some other method of installation.
If you downloaded Mandrake 10.1 I have no idea where you get the =
auxiliary=20
device drivers off the CD or DVD.
There was considerable discussion on this on this BB archives =
approximately
1=20
or 2 months back with the final posting being mine describing in detail =
how
I=20
accomplished this. I would repost except I might miss a few details not=20
having my notes with me.

Frank

PS: SuSE 9.2 installation is much easer than Mandrake 10.1.
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