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Linux Mandrake 10.1 - smallvilledr - 2004-12-09
I have just downloaded the above, burn it to disk, created a floppy boot disk for the cdrom, and then press ok, from then it says
'Could not open compressed ramdisk file (/sysroot/tmp/image/install/stage2/mdkinst_stage2.bz2).'
i dont understand why or how to bypass or fix? i would appreciate any help
Linux Mandrake 10.1 - anyweb - 2004-12-09
can you please post links to exactly WHAT you downloaded
and why are you creating a boot disc for the cdrom ? mandrake can boot on cd1
just check your bios can support booting from a cdrom
cheers
anyweb
Linux Mandrake 10.1 - smallvilledr - 2004-12-09
[/url][url=http://text.mirror.ac.uk/mirror/sunsite.ui...l/iso/10.1/i586]http://text.mirror.ac.uk/mirror/sunsite.ui...l/iso/10.1/i586
the compaq deskpro i use, the cd drive, will read the disksi burn, but it wont boot off it, unless im creating the disk wrong. i download all three disks, and i just dont know why it cant open it. i know i can boot of disks, it did that when i installed windows 98.
the spec of the compaq is as follows,
1999 model deskpro.
p3 450mhz
128mb ram
40gb hdd
thanks
SMDR
I have now sorted it, it was how i was creating the cd
Linux Mandrake 10.1 - anyweb - 2004-12-10
check the bios settings for your compaq (in the boot order screen)
you must have CD before HD in order to boot from a bootable cd
cheers
anyweb
Linux Mandrake 10.1 - johnnyh - 2004-12-11
Also, when burning ISO images, don't forget to burn TAO, not DAO. This is the default used by cdrecord, but most GUI CD burners use DAO, IIRC.
Linux Mandrake 10.1 - johnnyh - 2004-12-11
Oops. Sorry for double post.