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> Linux Troubles, PC fails to run linux installer
cheesysam
post Aug 18 2005, 03:31 PM
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Hi guys.

Just got myself a copy of Mandriva Linux 2005. Excitedly booted my pc from the cdrom and it asked me to press enter to install. Upon doing this it then told me,

"Could not mount compressed loopback"

Ive never had any experience of linux so I have absolutely no idea what that means. This problem occurs before the installer has started. Hope somebody can help, Thanks all.
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post Aug 18 2005, 05:05 PM
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Dont format the drive. Linux needs to do that. Windows and Linux do NOT need to communicate at all so what you need to do is start with raw storage space (unformatted and unpartitioned). Then boot with linux
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- cheesysam   Linux Troubles   Aug 18 2005, 03:31 PM
- - Crow   Do you have windows installed on the hdd your tryi...   Aug 18 2005, 04:46 PM
- - cheesysam   i have an older version of mandrake linux i downlo...   Aug 18 2005, 04:58 PM
- - Crow   Dont format the drive. Linux needs to do that. Win...   Aug 18 2005, 05:05 PM
- - cheesysam   im sorry to sound stupid, but how would i find out...   Aug 18 2005, 05:10 PM
- - Crow   Delete the partition(s) that are on it. I am not f...   Aug 18 2005, 05:21 PM
- - Crow   are you going to want windows installed? If so.. w...   Aug 18 2005, 05:38 PM
- - cheesysam   windows isnt installed on it at the moment and i d...   Aug 18 2005, 05:40 PM
- - Roberts   It does not matter what you have on your HD, if yo...   Aug 19 2005, 08:13 AM
- - cheesysam   The problem is the pc crashes with the error befor...   Aug 20 2005, 02:48 AM
- - Crow   QUOTEIt does not matter what you have on your HD ...   Aug 20 2005, 05:07 AM
- - shelf life   when i installed mandrake afew years ago, i used p...   Aug 20 2005, 08:17 AM
- - gripp   one of the best places i've found to ask these...   Aug 22 2005, 02:41 PM
- - Crow   QUOTEeasy on noobs Now.. that is something I wo...   Aug 22 2005, 06:50 PM

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