Very Computer

The boot diskette does get me through the
first few screens okay, to the point where
it prompts for the type of keyboard (US).
So far, so good, BUT...

The next screen that appears during the install
prompts for the following:

   "What type of media contains the packages
    to be installed?

              * Local CDROM
              * Hard drive

Since my hard drive has no valid data on it,
I choose "Local CDROM" from the menu.  Next,
this menu appears:

    "What type of CDROM do yoiu have?"

               * SCSI
               * Other CDROM

Since my CD-ROM is NOT SCSI, I choose "Other CDROM"
from the menu.  At that point, I get the following
list of CD-ROM drives to choose from:

         * Aztech CD286 CDROM
         * GoldStar R420 CDROM
         * ISP16/MAD16/Mozart soundcard-based CDROM
         * Mitsumi CDROM
         * Mitsumi XA/Multisession CDROM
         * Optics Storage 8000 AT CDROM
         * Philips/LMS cm20 CDROM
         * Sony CDU-31A CDROM
         * Sony CDU-535 CDROM
         * SoundBlaster Pro/Panasonic CDROM

NONE of these match the type of CD-ROM I have.  But
just in case, I did try selecting each one of the
above, but no luck!

I cannot bypass this CD-ROM menu without selecting
a CD-ROM drive.  But no matter what I select from
this menu, the selection fails--they all post error
messages.

So it appears that I'm stuck in the mud.
Any ideas how I can get my Sony CDU765E-S
CD-ROM drive working with the Red Hat
Version 6.2 install?

You can reply here, or better yet,
e-mail me at:
tornadoXterracom.net

Thanks,
Tom

Quote:>So it appears that I'm stuck in the mud.
>Any ideas how I can get my Sony CDU765E-S
>CD-ROM drive working with the Red Hat
>Version 6.2 install?

 linux hdb=cdrom

Substitute the correct drive designation here for 'b'. 'b' is slave on
first ide channel. 'c' is master on second.

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Hal B

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