Re: cdrom won't initialize during install


Dan Burcaw (dburcaw@terraplex.com)
Thu, 17 Jun 1999 21:18:12 -0600 (MDT)


On Fri, 18 Jun 1999, Evan Read wrote:

> here is the question I posted in IRC:
>
> hozer: problem with YDL?
> Militant_: yeah.... I am attempting to reinstall YDL distro and the cdrom
> isn't initializing (on a Rev B iMac)... "Can't find /bin/insmod"
> Militant_: then when it comes time for the installer to scan the apckages
> I get "abnormally terminated: recieved signal 11"
> Militant_: obviously can't find the CDOM that isn't mounting during
> installation... I have tried twice now...
> Militant_: I was aware that this happened once in a while (where the
> hardware would mount the CDROM so YDL couldn't - or something to that
> effect) but shouldn't happnen twice.... any solutions?
>

Yuo are using updcd_ramdisk.image.gz aren't you?

>
> how about it? I am sure someone here has hit this before....
>
> thanks...
>
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> Evan Read
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Dan

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