Mandrake Linux-Install error-language select
 

Every time I try to install mandrake 9.1, while choosing language I get an error :
"An error ocured
kaymap iotl failed (0 1 6912): Invalid argument. "

Please help

Did you download the cds? If so did you checksum them before and after burning?

Do you have a normal qwerty keyboard?

Hmmm I didn't checksum...
Yes, it's a normal qwerty

Well if the problem happens every time, I suggest checksumming. You already have the tool required with Slackware. :)

please tell me how :]
come on, everyone was a newbie, don't laugh :)

To check after burning, you simply rip an iso of the cd and check again.

I've never had to do this coz I'm stuck with a 56k modem.

Remember man command for more info on how to use it. :)

The checksum is the same :(

Did you burn the cds quite fast? Maybe check the after-burning disk too?

Which language choice causes this error then?

I'll burn it again @ 16 (not @ 48 like i did :] )
and i'll see if that will help.
I tried every language. Inc. English, Polish and German.

Every language? Then I'd be thinking the cds are naff :)

not every one :) 5 or so.
Anyway the slow-burned cd didn't help.
oh i forgot to say that it's a ppc version (does that matter) ?

of course i'm trying to install it on a ppc (iMac)

Ok, erm... you got the ppc cds right? Is the keyboard old or had any problems before? Do any keys light up during install/is it responsive?
Is ' kaymap iotl failed' polish? What's an english translation?
Have you tried using a Mdk mailing list or some other way of contacting the staff or makers of the cooker development releases?

Btw, some very good help for reading and writing cds. :)

'keymap iotl failed' -> it's not in polish
I'm just gonna have to buy myself a cheap pc and make a slackware server on it. :(
Thank you for help

It's ioctl, I googled that error, and got a Mandrake message.
Try carrying on with the install, and then switch keymaps. :)