"DavidB" <davidbNO@SPAMvolcano.net> wrote in message
news:vrg8c54300hdb5@corp.supernews.com...
> I am trying to install Mandrake 9.2 on the second partition of my
> Dell Inspiron 3500 laptop (1st partition is Win98, 2nd currently has
> Red Hat 8) When I boot to Disk 1, the install process begins, and
> then I get the following message:
> I can't access a Mandrake Linux Installation disc in your CDROM drive
> (Toshiba CD-Rom XM-1802B)
> Has anyone else seen this? It obviously sees the disk to boot from it
> and begin the process. I have downloaded another ISO image, the
> checksum matches. Any ideas?
> TIA, David
>
>

I found a workaround: http://qa.mandrakesoft.com/show_bug.cgi?id=5275
When you boot from disc 1, select F1 for options. On the next page type
"linux ide=nodma" and the install proceeds normally.