[ltp] T22/DVD Mandrake Won't install

[Alex Deucher]

On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 13:59:10 -0500, Dave <torontodss@hotmail.com> wrote:
> That truly sucks. I haven't been following the thread as to why that
> mandrake requires the
> 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
> called IBM and they are sending me a new/replacement drive to me over night.
> So knock on wood
> that it's a issue with the drive.
> 
> Any comment on running Fedora Core 3


I've had no problems installing RHL or FC on my T20 using the DVD drive.

Alex

> 
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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
> > > Mandrake 10.1 DVD. I'm trying to install it on the T22, but After
> > > 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
> > > quickly tried a CD version of MDK 10.0 I had and that seems to work
> > > goes into the install.
> > >
> > > Anyone have a idea as to what could be the problem? Oh and the MD5
> > > 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.
> If you do not have a floppy drive then it probably would be best to choose
> some other method of installation.
> If you downloaded Mandrake 10.1 I have no idea where you get the auxiliary
> device drivers off the CD or DVD.
> There was considerable discussion on this on this BB archives approximately
> 1
> or 2 months back with the final posting being mine describing in detail how
> I
> accomplished this. I would repost except I might miss a few details not
> having my notes with me.
> 
> Frank
> 
> PS: SuSE 9.2 installation is much easer than Mandrake 10.1.
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