Matt wrote:
> Jim wrote:
>
>> I had 8.1 on my system, downloaded the 9.1 and went to install, did the
>> format of partition and stuff, and then tried to install with cd and
>> couldn't detect the cdrom after it booted up initially... what gives?\
>>
>
> 1st, did you consider upgrading from 8.1 to 9.1 ? This is assuming you
> have the hard drive space, but if you had copied the 9.1 packages to
> your hard drive, then followed the instuctions in UPGRADE.txt, you
> probably would have avoided all of this...
>
> 2nd, it might be helpful if you included a little info about your
> hardware...Like which bus the cdrom is on. Is it set as master or slave
> ? Anything unusual at all in your hardware config ?
>
I did consider, but not sure how..

Matt wrote:

> Jim wrote:
>
>> I had 8.1 on my system, downloaded the 9.1 and went to install, did the
>> format of partition and stuff, and then tried to install with cd and
>> couldn't detect the cdrom after it booted up initially... what gives?\
>>
>
> 1st, did you consider upgrading from 8.1 to 9.1 ? This is assuming you
> have the hard drive space, but if you had copied the 9.1 packages to
> your hard drive, then followed the instuctions in UPGRADE.txt, you
> probably would have avoided all of this...
>
> 2nd, it might be helpful if you included a little info about your
> hardware...Like which bus the cdrom is on. Is it set as master or slave
> ? Anything unusual at all in your hardware config ?
>
what I don't understand is why 8.1 sees my cdrom and 9.1 doesn't ????

Jim gave us this gem:

> baffa@erwhon.net wrote:
>>
>>
>> Jim wrote:
>>
>>> I had 8.1 on my system, downloaded the 9.1 and went to install, did
>>> the format of partition and stuff, and then tried to install with cd
>>> and couldn't detect the cdrom after it booted up initially... what
>>> gives?
>>>
>> May be that you have a non-ide cdrom. If this is the case, you have to
>> select a
>> different kernel to boot with. If the cdrom is a really old proprietary
>> or it is a scsi it is
>> better that you specify exactly the device (e.g. for scsi /dev/scd0)
>> Bye
>> Carlo
>>
>>
> no, thanks but no, I have an ide, i'm familiar with this, what I don't
> understand is that it will boot off the install cd and alloow me to
> fdisk and stuff, but when it's choosing source, it can't find the ide
> cdrom...... 8.1 no problem, but wanted to upgrade to 9.1 because my
> sound won't work in 8.1.....

I realize what I am about to say sounds weird but ..oh well..

When I tried to install 9.1 with the first disk I got several messages
that this file and that file were corrupt. My solution was to start the
install with the first CD. When the install asks where the CD is I switch
to the second CD and let it find that one instead. When that is finished
it asks for the second disk, which is when I re-insert the first CD. I
got no messages about corrupted files and was able to install everything
with no problems.

> When I tried to install 9.1 with the first disk I got several messages
> that this file and that file were corrupt. My solution was to start
> the
> install with the first CD. When the install asks where the CD is I
> switch
> to the second CD and let it find that one instead. When that is
> finished
> it asks for the second disk, which is when I re-insert the first CD.
> I got no messages about corrupted files and was able to install
> everything with no problems.

just a guess, but if you downloaded and burned your own iso's, is it
possible you miss labled them? you know, labled disk 1 as disk 2, and
disk 2 as disk 1?

why don't you mount your 'disk 1' and look inside the slackware
directory.. do you see a/ ap/ d/ or do you see kde/ gnome/ ?

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alex49201 gave us this gem:


>> When I tried to install 9.1 with the first disk I got several messages
>> that this file and that file were corrupt. My solution was to start the
>> install with the first CD. When the install asks where the CD is I
>> switch to the second CD and let it find that one instead. When that is
>> finished it asks for the second disk, which is when I re-insert the
>> first CD. I got no messages about corrupted files and was able to
>> install everything with no problems.
>
> just a guess, but if you downloaded and burned your own iso's, is it
> possible you miss labled them? you know, labled disk 1 as disk 2, and
> disk 2 as disk 1?
>
> why don't you mount your 'disk 1' and look inside the slackware
> directory.. do you see a/ ap/ d/ or do you see kde/ gnome/ ?

Ack, I have erased both disks in preparation for downloading Slack again
as I figured there was something wrong with the download right after I
posted the above. In any case, I wasn't able to boot from the CD with disk
#2. *Moi*, mislabel something? Heh.. If you knew me you would know how
very possible that is.


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