MDK 10.1 install fails to recognize 3rd CD

wonderboy1999 · 12-08-2004, 11:32 PM

Hi. I'm trying to install Mandrake 10.1 on my system. Everything seems to go smoothly until it asks for the third installation CD. I insert the CD, and it acts as though I inserted a blank or unrelated CD and asks me to insert it. I've burned the CD twice and it has been MD5'd. All should be correct.

If I skip the access of the 3rd CD, it seems to go okay the rest of the install, but then when I reboot it goes haywire. It fails to accept the root username, won't boot KDE and won't even let me reboot.

ARGH!

-A

lvgandhi · 12-09-2004, 04:37 AM

I have downloaded and burnt it. It is OK for me.

jsi386 · 12-09-2004, 12:09 PM

One suggestion I have for you (If you have a dvdburner)

Is to use the new dvd iso. It's all disks on one, it's awesome, and it worked just fine for me.

I haven't tried the cd's 1 by 1, so I'm not too sure.

jsi386 · 12-09-2004, 12:15 PM

Also, I scrolled down, somebody else had a problem with disks 2&3, because they were 10.1, and the disk 1 was 10.0

Make sure you don't have 10.0 disk 3 on accident?

faust_in_linux · 12-09-2004, 02:36 PM

The md5sum are correct for all CDs?

Mandrakelinux-10.1-Official-Download-CD1.i586.iso :
7833f17c3fbe95581c48cf3848792d21

Mandrakelinux-10.1-Official-Download-CD2.i586.iso :
5850545e8fa3f63323a90b1403ec5064

Mandrakelinux-10.1-Official-Download-CD3.i586.iso :
029f660c78e29427f775a54284fb7085

jmr71769 · 12-10-2004, 02:26 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by wonderboy1999
Hi. I'm trying to install Mandrake 10.1 on my system. Everything seems to go smoothly until it asks for the third installation CD. I insert the CD, and it acts as though I inserted a blank or unrelated CD and asks me to insert it. I've burned the CD twice and it has been MD5'd. All should be correct.

If I skip the access of the 3rd CD, it seems to go okay the rest of the install, but then when I reboot it goes haywire. It fails to accept the root username, won't boot KDE and won't even let me reboot.

ARGH!

-A

do you have a fast internet connection? if so, you can just install the first cd, have it detect your internet connection, reboot, and then install everything else you need using urpmi.

http://easyurpmi.zarb.org/

i did it and it worked just fine for me, but of course, ymmv.

good luck!

wonderboy1999 · 01-06-2005, 06:59 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by lvgandhi
I have downloaded and burnt it. It is OK for me.

That definitely solved the problem for me, thanks.

wonderboy1999 · 01-06-2005, 07:02 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by jsi386
Also, I scrolled down, somebody else had a problem with disks 2&3, because they were 10.1, and the disk 1 was 10.0

Make sure you don't have 10.0 disk 3 on accident?

No, I checked. The MD5sums match for 10.1. The DVD version is a good idea but I don't have access to anything like that. I appreciate the suggestion however.

wonderboy1999 · 01-06-2005, 07:04 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by jmr71769
do you have a fast internet connection? if so, you can just install the first cd, have it detect your internet connection, reboot, and then install everything else you need using urpmi.

http://easyurpmi.zarb.org/

i did it and it worked just fine for me, but of course, ymmv.

good luck!

Trying as we speak, will keep y'all posted. I'm afraid I'm not crossing my fingers, however. My zest for Linux has long since run dry.