[ILUG] Help!

[Stephen Rigley]

Compaq LTE 5300, BIOS.....SystemSoft  Ver 2.0




Stephen_Reilly at dell.com on 13/10/99 11:30:07


To:   Stephen Rigley/Dublin/Ireland/SYMANTEC at SYMANTEC
cc:   ilug at linux.ie
Subject:  RE: [ILUG] Help!



What type of laptop is it you're trying to install on ? Also what version
BIOS ?

--steve


          -----Original Message-----
          From:     Stephen Rigley [mailto:srigley at symantec.com]
          Sent:     Wednesday, October 13, 1999 11:01 AM
          To:  Breathnach, Proinnsias(Dublin)
          Cc:  'ILUG'; 'Stephen_Reilly at dell.com'; 'ILUG'
          Subject:  RE: [ILUG] Help!



          OK, I've checked the BIOS and its not possible to boot from
the CD or to disable
          the mouse :-(
          Options are running out.... ahhhhh....




          "Breathnach, Proinnsias(Dublin)" <breatpro at MLE.CO.UK> on
13/10/99 10:55:44


          To:   "'Stephen_Reilly at dell.com'" <Stephen_Reilly at dell.com>,
Stephen
                Rigley/Dublin/Ireland/SYMANTEC at SYMANTEC
          cc:   "'ILUG'" <ilug at linux.ie>
          Subject:  RE: [ILUG] Help!



          I have the same problem with RH 6.0 on a compaq laptop,
where it freezes on
          mouse detection, even though it works perfectly on RH 5.2
.... hmmmm

          Anyhow, on the install it happens consistantly and before
the chance to
          create a boot (or rescue) disk of any sort ....

          IIRC it also completely locks out the keyboard ....

          You might want to try using an external mouse for the
install (serial
          *should* work - and disable the internal one in the
BIOS)....
          Booting from CD is also a good idea (even only if it's
faster and more
          reliable !) ...

          Proinnsias


          > -----Original Message-----
          > From:   Stephen_Reilly at dell.com
[SMTP:Stephen_Reilly at dell.com]
          > Sent:   Wednesday, October 13, 1999 10:39
          > To:     srigley at symantec.com; ilug at linux.ie
          > Subject:     RE: [ILUG] Help!
          >
          > As long as you put in the CD-Rom you should be able to
boot from it. If
          > not
          > check your BIOS boot sequence and set it to CD-Rom first.
You don't need
          > the
          > floppy drive. Next time though you might wanna make a
recovery diskette.
          > There again you can also take the CD to another machine
and create one
          > there. Although if you get really stuck, you do work in
Symantec you could
          > always go to another machine stick in your laptop
harddrive and Ghost
          > something over it to start again from scratch . . . oh
yeah, don't try and
          > autodetect nipple mice.
          >
          > --steve
          >
          >
          >         -----Original Message-----
          >         From:     Stephen Rigley
[mailto:srigley at symantec.com]
          >         Sent:     Wednesday, October 13, 1999 9:53 AM
          >         To:  ilug at linux.ie
          >         Subject:  [ILUG] Help!
          >
          >
          >
          >         Hi,
          >              I've tried installing RedHats Linux (6.0) on
my laptop.
          > I partitioned the
          >         HD with the swap and the native (getting rid of
the dos
          > partition). The install
          >         failed when it hung trying to detect my mouse
(nipple type
          > in centre of keys).
          >         So, now when I try booting it sayes "No OS found"
!!!! I've
          > tried using a Dos
          >         Boot Disk, but FDISK sayes it can find no fixed
partitions.
          > SO...... I'm stuck!
          >         BTW, installing a different version of Linux is
out 'coz I
          > have a swappable
          >         floppy and CDROM, so I can't install from the
CDROM or HD
          > ('coz I can't see the
          >         HD to copy the files over!!!!!) Doh!
          >         Any help appreciated!
          >         Please reply to my e-mail address (as well as the
list) 'coz
          > I haven't
          >         subscribed
          >         Cheers
          >         Steve
          >
          >
          >
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