Hello,

I have just downloaded Mandrake 10.1. I had trouble installing (no GUI - only console/text) and CD 2 and CD 3 were not recognised and spat out during the install. Eventually tried one of the alternative install methods and a GUI install proceeded nicely but CD 2 is still not recognised and is still being spat out. The system boots OK but some apps such as the word processor and spreadsheet in OpenOffice won't run. I have downloaded CD 2 twice now and burnt the second image at the slowest possible speed on Nero. The checksums are also OK. I am using a Dell Inspiron 1100 with the latest BIOS update (version 32). Incidentally, CD 2 will boot but it then immediately says it does not appear to be a genuine Mandrake CD and is again spat out.

Any help appreciated.

The only way that can happen is from a bad ISO. You say the checksum is fine...my only suggestion is to reburn the CD and just leave your computer as-is during the burn, just move the mouse every so often to make sure the screensaver doesn't kick in. But don't do anything else.

Thanks for your help caladbolg,

Turns out that I inadvertently downloaded version 10.0 of CD1 and versions 10.1 of CDs 2 & 3. I was looking at the checksum of CDs 2 & 3 because I thought that was where the problem was.

Heh, sometimes error messages are right...

Though it's hard to believe them 90% of the time.

I did that for 9.2 once. I accidentally downloaded 10.0 disc 3...