Cant book off of Mandrake CDs, but can boot off of Knoppix.. WEIRD

Whiskers · 09-04-2004, 02:57 AM

Trying to install Mankdrake 10 via CD, but I cant book off of the Mandrake CDs, s I tested antoher bootable CD (Knoppix, and it works)

Any workaround ideas?

1 hd
2 cdroms, both are on Promise ata controllers.
1 5.25 inch floppy drive.
usb.

(knoppix wont boot load though of course :P, i think the cd is messed up, but I can boot from it!!)

And just for amusements...

sether · 09-04-2004, 03:19 AM

you sure you can't boot from the mandrake cds? i would try burning them again (or at least the firs one)

Whiskers · 09-04-2004, 04:17 AM

My other computer is currently running Linux, and was installed using the same cd set, so I'm certain the disks are ok. I was able to boot from the cd set on the other computer but this computer wont do that to some reason

sether · 09-04-2004, 04:18 AM

but you can boot knoppix on the computer that can't boot mandrake?

i guess make sure in the bios it detects cd's before the hdd.

PBSchmidt · 09-04-2004, 04:33 AM

Hi Whiskers,

if knoppix comes up, the box should be OK. It uses the same boot mechanisms knoppix does. I would also recommend to check the boot CD, maybe the specific CD reader drive in this box has a problem with this specific CD (seen it all

), or it just caught too much sun since the last time you used it

.

My 2 cents.

HTH, Peter

Whiskers · 09-04-2004, 10:12 PM

Still doesnt work, neither will a linspire disk, only knoppix is seen as a bootable disk.. Is there a set of boot images that I could write to some nice 5.15 inch disks? And just for curisity, how small of install can I get with X?

I will need KDE with its configs and stuff, dont need its toys or office suite. Gaim I will install later.

Whiskers · 09-05-2004, 02:02 AM

Solved my problem, I hadda open up the box, and plug in a cd rom into 1 of the non-promise controllers, and, then with the same drive, and same cd, it found it and I was able to boot off it and install Mandrake 10.