[ltp] T22/DVD Mandrake Won't install

[Dave]

That truly sucks. I haven't been following the thread as to why that
mandrake requires the=20
floppy drive? Couldn't MDK have included the drivers on installs?

Anyways the good news, is that the laptop still has about 3 weeks of
warranty left on it, I=20
called IBM and they are sending me a new/replacement drive to me over =
night.
So knock on wood=20
that it's a issue with the drive.

Any comment on running Fedora Core 3




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Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2004 8:08 AM
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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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