Unless you received the same error message you do not have the same problem.
In Jason's case the system would boot the Mandrake CD but then the installer
could not find his CD-ROM drive, hence the hdb=cdrom telling the kernel
where to look.
If you are getting the "generic" ramdisk error try using a boot disk to
start the
installation or even boot the installation from DOS and see if that can get
you
over the hump.
Charles (-:
Forever never goes beyond tomorrow.
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Robert Jewell
Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2001 7:05 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: [expert] Master vs slave and booting LM8 CD
I'm having the same problem.. your solution doesn't work.. it just fixed hdb
back to empty. i've tried plugging the cdrom in as slave and master.
i'm totally befustered. it's a duron600, FIC board. it stop while
playing with a ramdisk. what could possibly be wrong there?
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Chaffey, Jason
>> Sent: Friday, April 27, 2001 2:21 PM
>> To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
>> Subject: [expert] Master vs slave and booting LM8 CD
>>
>>
>> Hi.
>>
>> I have started upgrading some of the linux boxes at work and have
>> come across an interesting problem. Booting up the LM 8.0 install
>> CD has worked on only about half the machines so far.
>>
>> The interesting thing is that the machines that booting actually
>> worked on had the cdrom as the secondary slave. If the cdrom
>> was the secondary master, it would crash during the second stage.
>> Here is what I see:
>>
>> Please wait: Trying to access a CDROM disc (drive LTN526S)
>> >Error! Could not open compressed ramdisk file
>> (/tmp/image/Mandrake/base/mdkint_stage2.bz2).
>> (press <enter> to proceed)
>>
>> error in exec of stage 2 :-(
>> FATAL ERROR IN STAGE 1: No such file or directory
>>
>> Does anyone have a quick fix for this (without me having to open
>> the box)?
>>
>
>Jason
>
>I have a maybe fix that you can try.
>At the installation splash screen press F3 and at the boot prompt enter:
>linux hdb=cdrom and press enter.
>
>This assumes that you wish to run the install in graphics mode and that you
>only have 1 device connected to your 1st ide channel.
>The parameters can be changed as necessasary for your actual setup.
>
>
>Charles (-:
>
>Forever never goes beyond tomorrow.
>
