'no cdrom device' short time after entering Mandrake 10.1 install

[radani 0]

Configuration:

Gigabyte GA-8IPE1000 m/b, with Intel 865PE chipset, AGP8, dual ch. DDR

drives, as seen by bios:

IDE0 M S_ATA1-ST3120026AS (120 GB SATA hd, disk C, D)

IDE0 S none

IDE1 M TEAC DV-WS126 (CD/DVD R-WR cdrom, disk F)

IDE1 S Maxtor 6E040L0 (40 GB hd, disk E)

 

I have a happily running XP pro on most of the sata drive, yet 20 GB are waiting for a fresh Mandrake installation.

 

well, after entering install, from cdrom, choosing then enter for install, and some short messages finding drivers, appears the message:

'No CDROM device' , it would allow me to choose a ...scsi driver from a whole list, but no way out; the log and kernel messgs. seems ok

 

is this a wrong driver picked-up, a configuration uncompatibility;

it would be a pity not being able to have a dual boot...

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thank you for any advice!

 

[radani 0]

that's me again: i've tried a Mandrake 10.0 installation and it works perfect; from CD-R;

the 10.1 community was on CD-RW; I should try in the morning, by burning it on a CD-R;

 

[danleff 0]

Yes, by all means, use cdr's. They are more reliable with iso images and cdrom/cdrw drives for booting purposes, especially older cdrom drives.

 

Let us know how things go with detection of the sata drives.