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brokerz911

05-01-2001, 11:30 AM

I tried to install Mandrake 7.2 on a Dell Latitude C600, but I could not get it to boot to the cd drive. Has anyone installed Linux on a Dell laptop before?

brokerz911

05-01-2001, 11:42 AM

I should mention that I went into the bios and changed the boot sequence. But it did not boot to the cd kept going to the hdd.

Usulsuspct

05-01-2001, 04:39 PM

I am having the same problem with a gateway 2300 laptop.

what a pain considering I have no floppy!!

Panza

05-01-2001, 05:38 PM

I had the same problem with installing Mandrake 7.2 on a Toshiba 2805. I solved it by copying the directories /dosutils and /boot to c:\. Then I booted MS-DOS from a floppy (WITH CD-ROM support) and ran c:\dosutils\autoboot\autoboot.bat
The batch file copies relevant files to c:\mandrake and (I believe) runs the cdrom installer (cdrom.bat.

I had some trouble setting up X (incorrect server) but web page (http://www.linux-laptop.net/) provided enough info to solve that problem.