Re: [SLE] HELP please

From: Sid Boyce (sboyce_at_blueyonder.co.uk)
Date: 10/15/05

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    Maura Edelweiss Monville wrote:
    > I'm desperately trying to create some Power Point slides on my new
    > laptop running SuSE 9.3
    > I downloaded CrossOver and click on "install Microsoft Office XP" after
    > inserting the CD containing MS Office XP in the CD drive.
    >
    > If I choose installation from CD_ROM /media/dvdrecorder and then
    > click on 'Next >>'
    > a window message pops up which reads:
    > "We have tested your Linux CD drive configuration for compatibility with
    > Windows CD-ROMs. This is necessary because some Windows CD-ROMs are not
    > compatible with every Linux configuration.
    > Unfortunately we found one or more problems with your CD drive
    > configuration. Select 'Details' to learn more about the problems or
    > 'Fix' to have CrossOver help you fix the problems"
    >
    > Then I click on 'Details" . Another message pops up that reads:
    > (*)
    > "We have tested your Linux CD drive configuration for compatibility with
    > Windows CD-ROMs. Unfortunately only root can access the device file
    > '/media/dvdrecorder'. This means that we were unable to determine
    > whether or not your Linux system is compatible with this CD-ROM. If you
    > select the 'Fix' option we will mark this device as readable and retry
    > this test."
    >
    > I click on 'Fix' and a window pops up taht carries the following:
    > "We need to make the following devices world readable:
    > /media/dvdrecorder
    > Do you want to meke the above modifications? [y/N]"
    >
    > I enter "y". The following appears in the window:
    > "CrossOver will noe
    > -change your cdrom device permissions
    > su -c "chmod ugo+r /media/dvdrecorder"
    > Please enter the root password:"
    >
    > I eneter the root password and the initial message , that I marked (*)
    > , pops up again !
    > THIS IS A VICIOUS CIRCLE also called a DEADLOCK or IMPASSE !!!!
    >
    > I noted that Konqueror pops up showing the contents of the CD. That is
    > it lists the contents of the directory:
    > '/media/OFFICE10'
    > I tried alternatively to install by choosing on the crossOver interface
    > "Alternative CD-ROM location" and then selecting
    > "/media/OFFICE10" but thsi brings me back to the above described loop
    > (*) ... the DEADLOCK again !
    >
    > I tried the lst option "Other .exe file" and tried selecting each one of
    > the three .exe files cotained in /media/OFFICE10
    > If I choose "setup.exe" the system asks me for some Windows files that
    > it cannot find and I think it tries to download MS Explorer 5/0 from
    > the network ... SHOULD I connect my laptop to the network ????
    > If I choose "/media/OFFICE10/instmsi.exe" it tells me "Windows
    > installer Set up completed successfully" Then I click on OK ...
    > amessage pops up "simulating Windows reboot" and something is rea from
    > the CD as I see the led on.. but then another massage appears "The
    > installation of MicroSoft Office XP failed"
    > If I choose "/media/OFFICE10/instmsiw.exe" a message appears that reads
    > "ERROR" " An error occurred running the installation program"
    >
    > At this point I GIVE UP !
    > I think I'm better off replacing SuSE woith Windows to be ready with
    > my slides for December graduation !
    >
    > Maura
    >
    I wonder what /etc/fstab looks like.
    If not already done, I may have missed it, post also to
    discuss@codeweavers.com as someone there is more likely to have
    encountered the problem or the codeweavers guys may be able to suggest
    something to try, may be even 5.0beta.
    Regards
    Sid. 

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