Re: FC2 - not recognizing CDROM during installation

From: Julio Cesar (vanderlaars_at_gmail.com)
Date: 09/08/04

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    Check in which IDE your CD ROM drive is installed. Once I had this
    problem and I found out that the anaconda installer couldn't "find"
    the drive because I had jumpped it as slave but with no master drive.

    Julio Cesar

    On Wed, 08 Sep 2004 12:19:17 -0500, Greg Ennis <pomec@pomec.net> wrote:
    > Everyone,
    >
    > I have been using FC1 on a desktop for about 6 months and have had no
    > major problems. Finally decided to put together a mail server using FC2
    > and have not been able to get it installed.
    >
    > I am using a 500 megahertz PC with a 20 gig seagate IDE drive and a
    > SAMSUNG CDROM. I am able to boot to the installation disc's of FC2
    > without problems, but when the installation begins I get a warning
    > message that the CDROM can not be found.
    >
    > I have tried using the FC1 discs and can proceed with an installation
    > without problems. The FC2 discs have been checked on a different
    > machine and have passed testing.
    >
    > Any ideas?
    >
    > Greg Ennis
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