Thanks Vaughn,
That seems to have done the trick (althought alt0 didn't work, so I used
linux)
-when I used the defaults, the install recognized and powered up my wireless
lan pcmcia card, but with the switches that didn't happen.
-now I can't get a gui to come up :-(
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Vaughn Treude" <vltreude@deru.com>
To: <plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2003 6:29 AM
Subject: Re: linux on compaq LTE 5100


> Dan,
> I struggled with a Compaq for a while, and eventually got Mandrake 9.1
> installed.  I don't know if your problem is the same - in my case, it was
> because the IDE chipset wasn't compatible with the older versions of the
2.4
> kernel.  Even though they'd supposedly fixed these problems in 2.4.20 or
21,
> I still couldn't install, until I found the correct switches.  At the
first
> install screen it says to press a key for more options - maybe it's Enter,
I
> don't recall - and then you can enter startup options on the command line.
> For me, the following options worked:  alt0 nousb nomce noauto
> Normally, the first parameter would be "linux", because that's what you're
> installing, but in this case alt0 must be some sort of alias.  I got this
> info from the following web site:
> http://www.geocities.com/thaweesakb/linux.html
> Your mileage may vary.  If this doesn't work, I recall seeing other sites
> where other tinkerers had found other switch options; but none of those
> worked for me.  Just do a google search on "Compaq LTE 5100" and "Linux
> install" or something similar.
>
> Vaughn Treude
> Nakota Software, Inc.
>
> For the Mandrake 9.1 install, the switches were: 'alt0 nousb nomce
noauto'.
>
> On Sunday 11 May 2003 16:46, you wrote:
> > Hi,
> > I have a compaq LTE 5100 (P90 with 72 MB ram).
> > I've tried installing mandrake 9.1 and the install gets stuck at
"looking
> > for available packages" I can see the that the cdrom drive is being
> > accessed, but apparently no packages are being found.
> >
> > I've also tried installing mandrake 7.2, and get stuck at the same
place.
> >
> > i'm new to linux... (I wanted to install it on this laptop because it
> > wasn't really being used for anything).  So you'll have to explain
things v
> > e r y  s l o w l y :-)
> >
> > Any ideas would be appreciated.
> >
> > ... Dan
>
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