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Mandrake 9.0 Install
Name: meak99 Date: January 6, 2003 at 18:21:41 Pacific OS: WinXP CPU/Ram: 1.7G Cel, 256MB DDR233
Comment:
I am trying to install mandrake 9.0 on a freshly made, 5 GB, FAT32 Partition. I put in my install CD (created from the ISO files at mandrakelinux.com) and click on 'Install Mandrake'. The computer restarts, winXP loads back up, and it sits there, not installing. Any suggestions?
Name: drake Date: January 6, 2003 at 18:54:39 Pacific
Reply:
you have to make sure your bios settings allow boot from cdrom
or it wont boot from cdrom and wont install
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Response Number 2
Name: meak99 Date: January 6, 2003 at 21:04:38 Pacific
Reply:
Ummm, yeah. Guess I just had a brain fart. Once I did that, it installed just fine. Now, It doesnt seem to be able to initialize my modem to connect to the net. Any suggestions on that?
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Response Number 3
Name: 3Dave Date: January 7, 2003 at 09:09:17 Pacific
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What modem do you have? Check on www.linmodems.org to see if it is compatible.
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Response Number 4
Name: Charles Bradshaw Date: January 7, 2003 at 10:27:17 Pacific
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Typical problem with linux: people assume that all modems will work, while most winmodems won't.
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Response Number 5
Name: meak99 Date: January 7, 2003 at 10:42:43 Pacific
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I didn't assume anything in my system would work. And it's not a winmodem, so I should be able to get it working somehow. Its a Broadxent PCI modem, i'm not at that system right now so I dont have the exact model number, but I will give try to a few things once I get back to it this evening.
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