[GLLUG] error when booting Mandrake 8.2

[Tom Tomlinson]

Joshua, I had a similar problem configuring 8.1 for my laptop. Especially if
you have an older BIOS, you may need to add the following option to the boot
command line: nobiospnp. Go to the Mandrake Control Center, boot config,
then from there find the option for appending to the command line (sorry I
can't be more exact-- I don't have my Linux machine with me), and enter
nobiospnp there, separated by a space from whatever else is already entered.

Then you'll have to restart for it to take effect (I think).

I'm a newbie too, so no warranty is express or implied!

Tom

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joshua S. Chulski [mailto:jchulski@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2002 1:45 PM
> To: linux-user@egr.msu.edu
> Subject: [GLLUG] error when booting Mandrake 8.2
> 
> 
> Hello all in Linux land.
> 
> I got the dual boot problem working, thanks for all of your help.
> However, I have another thing to bring to you all.
> When starting Mandrake 8.2, there is a message that says,
>   cannot locate block device /dev/dvd (no such file or 
> directory exists)
> 
> then Mandrake continues to load and I get a login prompt as I should.
> What does the above message mean, and how do I get rid of it?
> 
> Thanks in advance for all of your help.
> 
> Joshua
> 
> 
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