Failure to boot install-disk from SCSI CD-ROM drive.

[cdoerbec at cso.fmr.com (Christoph Doerbeck a242369)]

Just like everyone else responding...  I don't know about mandrake.

BUT

I've been booting RedHat's install CD on my SCSI based servers at home
for years...  No problems...

The key, is whether or not your specific driver is included in the 
CDROM's boot-able install kernel.  Can you post what specific controller
you have and perhaps we can give you more info.

Infact, you're best 1st line defense is to google for something like:

	mandrake <scsi-card> install

And see what pops up.

I'd also be curious to see what an 'lsmod' shows on your failed install
attempt (if you ever get to the point of a accessing a shell). 

John Aspinall wrote:
> I'm trying to do a Mandrake 9.0 install from CD.  The machine in question is 
> an old Pentium 1 with two disks and a CD-ROM drive, all on its SCSI chain.  T
> he SCSI diagnostics check out ok, and the machine will boot Windows without a
>  problem.  The CD itself
> works to boot on a different machine.  I set the CD-ROM drive first in the pr
> eferred boot order with the BIOS.
> 
> I'm guessing here, but it looks like the boot loader loads ok.  But then I ge
> t the following:
> 
> ISOLINUX 1.76  Mandrake Linux isolinux: Loading spec packet failed, trying to
>  wing it...
> isolinux: Failed to locate CD-ROM device; boot failed.
> 
> The obvious question: can anyone shed light here?
> 
> Thanks in advance,
>  John Aspinall
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