Re: Installation Problem

From: horne (horne_at_member.fsf.org)
Date: 08/29/03 

Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2003 10:50:36 GMT

Tom Yost scribbled:

> Apologizing in advance as I am a total Linux neophyte.
>
> I've encountered a problem installing Slackware 9.0 from CD-ROM.

<deletia>

> In either case, the CDROM drive spins up and the access LED lights, but
> then everything hangs (no error message is displayed and the system does
> not respond to keyboard input - ALT-CTL-DEL has no effect.

I encountered a similar problem with Slackware Linux 9.0 and decided to use
Slackware Linux 8.1 instead. You can always update in-place after the
initial installation.

<deletia>

> I'm guessing that the failure occurs when the CDROM drive is trying to be
> mounted ? I have attempted to test this by trying to mount the drive from
> the command prompt, but I just can't figure out how to use the mount
> command. Can anyone suggest the proper syntax that could allow me to mount
> the CD and list the files?

mount /dev/hdc /mnt assuming the CDR drive is IDE and /dev/hdc otherwise
substitute the appropriate device name. 

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