I installed mandrake 10.0 official with no problems, most everything works as it should except the cd player will not play(Im not to worried about this .
THe problem is when ever I try to add needed software it asks for a disc #4 and I have never had this disc in fact when I did the installation it asked for a disc 4 and I just hit cancel and the installation went ok or so I thought.
I was wondering is it possible that my download of the installation cd s was cut short and I didnt get the cd #4??


Thanks for any help you might bestow , oh yeah and Im a newb if you didnt already guess


Phillip



Mandrake 10.0 Official on Sony Vaio PCG-K13


Description according to manufacturer


Processor Intel® Pentium® 4 processor 2.80GHz1 Cache Memory L1: Execution trace cache: 12k decoded micro-ops / Data cache: 8K L2: 512KB Integrated On-Die Bus Speed: 533 MHz LCD 15" XGA (1024 x768) TFT display with XBrite? technology Graphics ATI RADEON? IGP 345M 64MB (shared) Dual display support Memory 512 MB DDR SDRAM (256MB x 2), maximum 1 GB Hard Drive 40 GB2 hard drive Optical Drive Internal CD-RW/DVD-ROM combo drive (Max speeds: CD-R write 24x; CD-RW write 10x; CD Read 24x; DVD-ROM read 8x) Optional Floppy Drive External 1.44 MB, 3.5" USB floppy drive (PCGA-UFD5) Modem Integrated V.90 modem Ethernet 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX Ethernet with RJ-45 interface Memory Stick PRO? Media Slot Supports optional Memory Stick PRO? media Pointing Device / Keyboard / Input Device Electro-Static touch pad QWERTY, 86 keys with 2.7mm stroke and 19.2mm pitch Estimated Battery Life4 Lithium-ion battery 1.0-2.5 hours with standard battery4 PC Card Slots 1 type III or 2 type I or type II card with CardBus support Audio Built-in stereo speakers; monaural mini-jack microphone Other Interfaces RJ-11 modem jack, i.LINK® (IEEE 1394) interface3, 3 USB2.0, J-45 Ethernet, VGA output, headphone (stereo), monaural B:mini-jack microphone Integrated Wireless5 802.11b/g compatible Bus/Interface: mini PCI Radio frequency band: 2.4GHz (ISM band) Power Requirements 168 watts maximum +10% (19.5V / AC100-240V) Energy Star® compliant Advanced power management - APM-ACPI compatible Weight 7.3lbs.with a standard battery Dimensions(H x W x D) 1.65-2.26" X 13" X 10.9" Supplied Accessories Lithium-ion battery, power cord, and AC adapter

Uhm... If you were asked for CD #4 and you've never had this CD #4 you speak of, then yes. Very possible. I'd even go as far as saying extremely possible.

the md 5 checked out and I didn't get a error saying that there were check sums for files not present.I guess I will go back and download the whole thing again and see what happens

First things first: Welcome to LQ!

CD4 is a disc only available to Mandrake-Linux club members or if you buy the disc set from a Mandrake-Linux retailer. The first 3 discs contain basic/necessary programs to run Linux. The fourth has other special sofware that is more of a bonus.

To get it, you can join the Mandrake club or order a set of installation discs from a retailer. You can find info on both of these methods at their official website.

P.S.: Try to do a search of the website before posting a new thread on this site because a lot of questions like this have been answered before.

dubya
Thanks for the reply to my question. I had an idea that disc # 4 was something like that, your right I was remiss in not checking more dilegently.
I joined Mandrake soft and will get the power pack I think. I dont mind paying for software that works, another factor is I hated the feeling I got that the other software vendor was sucking as much from me as possible.
Anyways thanks








Phillip