USB CD-ROM install mandrakelinux10.0 compaq N400C

[cynosure 0]

I have compaq N400C laptop

Intel PIII 700 128M PC133 Memory 40G hard drive

2USB port. no cd-rom no floppy.

I have an external CD-ROM and an external floppy

3CDs of mandrake linux 10.0 (download *.iso file and record to CD use Nero)

 

description:

I use external CD-ROM, boot to linux installation.

after loading several files and hardware detection.

the screen give an error

-------No CDROM device found.

I click OK there is a notice

------Please insert the additional drivers floppy

click Ok the screen is

-------There is no detected floppy drive, or no floppy disk in drive. Retry?

I click no. ( if yes, then the same screen)

--------which driver should I try to gain SCSI access?

floppy.ko

isofs.ko

cdrom.ko

.....

......

no matter which one I select always the following screen

-------Please fill in entries

Please enter the parameters to give to the kernel

options------------------------

 

 

then I don't know how to do.

 

BTW: external CDROM and floppy are both connected.

 

 

who can give me advise

thanks a lot

 

 

 

 

[danleff 0]

Try the solution that the last post recommended (zipjay) located here.

[cynosure 0]

It still didnot work for my computer.

After I did as zipjay said in your previous post.

I select cdrom.ko then the following screen popup

 

Please fill in entries...

Please enter the parameters to give to the kernel

Options____________________

OK Cancel

 

What should I enter in the blank.

 

thanks

 

best

 

 

[danleff 0]

Did you follow the response to your post on that site? Just hit the enter key and see if the install continues.

[cynosure 0]

I did hit Ok

but the Error screen come up

 

Error

No CDROM device found.

OK

 

------hit Ok

Notice

Please insert the Additional Drivers floppy

OK

 

-------hit Ok

Please answer

There is no detected floppy driver, or no floppy disk in drive

Retry?

 

Yes No Back

 

 

------hit No

 

Please choose

Which driver should I try to gain SCSI access?

floppy.ko

isofs.ko

cdrom.ko

.........

........

 

select cdrom.ko then

Please fill in entries..

Please enter the paremeters to give to the kernal

Options____________-

OK Cancel

 

 

 

so if hit Ok again

it is kind of loop, but never go to the next installation stage.

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Another thing. I give up install mandrake 10.0, but mandrake 9.2

during installation everything is Ok.except for graphic control setup.

after installation, remove the CD reboot

it bootup to linux

the enthernet card bootup fail.

also can't enter Xwindows.

my computer is compaq N400C

ATI Rage Mobility P/M AGP2x video chip

 

 

net card is Intel® Pro/100 p mobile combo adapter

 

thanks

[Else 0]

Plese HELP me...

 

I have an EVO N400c and i try to boot from an external USB CD-ROM.

 

But my machine does'nt boot from external USB CD-ROM it only boot form external USB Floppy.

 

Could you say to me which type of external usb CD-ROM are you using???

 

Thank you

[danleff 0]

If you already have a usb cdrom drive, do you have the bios set to boot from usb-cdrom as the first boot choice? While it is possible that it may be an issue with the usb cdrom, often folks fail to set the bios correctly to boot from usb-cdrom as your first choice. If you have it set this way, make sure that the usb-floppy is not attached when you try to boot from the cdrom.

 

 

Also, what are you trying to boot from the usb cdrom? Is it a bootable cdrom disk, such as an iso image that has been burned as an image to the cd?

 

[Else 0]

Hi,

 

my question is a OT, I have the same hardware configuration of cynosure , but I'm not curently able to boot from external USB CD-ROM, even if i'm able to boot from USB floopy.

 

My question is about type of usb cd-rom used by cynosure.

 

Thank you

[danleff 0]

Understood, but my comments were about your boot order in the bios. If the boot order is not set correctly, or set at all in the bios, then the usb-cdrom will not be probed to boot. The model or make of cdrom device should not matter (unless it does not comply with standards), but if the laptop's bios is set to boot from usb-cdrom.

 

Disregard this if you already checked the bios boot order.

[cynosure 0]

Hi, else:

I am not visit this site very frequently. so until now I saw your post.

Actually when I got this compaq N400c, it cannot boot from USB-CDROM, the bios version is 1.01 I think. I go to compaq website download the lastest version. (don't know whether it is still on site)

Now my bios version is 1.05 and it support USB-CDROM boot.

 

In BIOS page.

1. Under Security menu--->Device Security---> make CD-ROM Boot Enable.

 

2. Under Advanced menu--->Boot Options ---->make boot order CD-ROM first (this item will come up only when you already connect usb-cdrom to the computer).

 

3. instert disk---reboot

4. I think mandrake linux 10 is missing one file hdcdrom-usb.img which make it unbootable while 9.2 can.

hope this helps.