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carine · 09-13-2000, 04:35 PM

Hi,

I got a version of Mandrake 7.1 that I'd like to install on my PC. I've tried to install 7.02 but got nowhere with the Xconfiguration: it always hung when checking my video card. Due to this and other things I kind of gave up for a while.

Now that I have 7.1, I have a different problem: I copied the cdrom.img files to a floppy to boot from and do the install from the CDROM. Unfortunately, it does not recognise my drive, and I've tried all drivers listed! It just hangs there if I try to boot from CDROM.

I've read somewhere that 7.1 might have some problems with older CDROM drives. Is this true? Because I rescued my drive from some old PC.

Thanks for the advice.

09-13-2000, 04:35 PM	#1
carine Member (3 bit) Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 5	Hi, I got a version of Mandrake 7.1 that I'd like to install on my PC. I've tried to install 7.02 but got nowhere with the Xconfiguration: it always hung when checking my video card. Due to this and other things I kind of gave up for a while. Now that I have 7.1, I have a different problem: I copied the cdrom.img files to a floppy to boot from and do the install from the CDROM. Unfortunately, it does not recognise my drive, and I've tried all drivers listed! It just hangs there if I try to boot from CDROM. I've read somewhere that 7.1 might have some problems with older CDROM drives. Is this true? Because I rescued my drive from some old PC. Thanks for the advice.