On Fri, 2007-08-17 at 18:45 +0100, Mário Gamito wrote:
Hi,
No need to install, download a freedos iso (www.freedos.org), write the standard distro to a floppy and use loadlin.
Ok, I've installed FreeDOS and can access CentOS CDs. What about loadlin ?
I just read in your previous email that your pc goes berzerk when trying to change things on the BIOS, in such case, most probably you'll run into issues afterwards even if you manage to start the installations :(
It's now booting, but strange things happen.
It say my hard drive is hda and my CD-ROM is hdb.
But then, it states that: ide0 is hda and hdb ide1 is hdc and hdd
therefore, as there is no hdc and hdd, it just hangs :(
Any idea ?
Speaking of "strange things" - sorry for my earlier off-base message. Somehow the intervening messages in the thread did not show up in my in-box until after I sent the belated and un-helpful suggestions about GRUB and USB. Sometimes our mail servers seem to get behind.
Anyway, the above messages don't seem to be problematic - the controller ports will be seen even if nothing is attached to them, and may/may not be relevant to the problems are seeing. Have to agree with Jordi Molina - looks like you may have BIOS/hardware issues. Might try checking cables and re-seating things - chips/boards. Could try clearing CMOS - there's often a jumper you can short on the motherboard to do that. Might try a different CD drive.
Good luck, Phil