default drive problems

metalpayne · 02-05-2008, 06:11 AM

i got the linux 2008 dvd, and when i installed it, it didn't install EVERYTHING from it. so when i went to install programs, it won't read from my dvd drive. how do i switch my default drive so that it will read my dvd instead of being stufid and reading from my cd?

cmnorton · 02-05-2008, 06:36 AM

Which distro?

metalpayne · 02-08-2008, 10:06 AM

mandriva linux 2008.0 powerpack

cmnorton · 02-08-2008, 03:29 PM

There may be a way to change the default when you run the live CD, but you'd have to look around in your live CD's settings. If this is not a live CD, you'll have to find out something about the installation. Red Hat Enterprise installs also had a similar problem, and there is a way to point to a different place to load software. I just don't know what it is for mandriva. You might have to get more specific mandriva information.

ncsu1983 · 02-09-2008, 10:40 AM

Installing EVERYTHING from the CD or DVD is a bad idea, anyway, because you will end up having applications that conflict with one another.
Do you want your machine to boot in a certain order, for example floppy, then CD, then HD? If so, then you will need to access your machines BIOS and configure the boot priority to your liking.

Cheers

02-05-2008, 06:11 AM	#1 (permalink)
metalpayne Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: MI Posts: 7 OS: Linux and Windows XP SP 2 My System	default drive problems i got the linux 2008 dvd, and when i installed it, it didn't install EVERYTHING from it. so when i went to install programs, it won't read from my dvd drive. how do i switch my default drive so that it will read my dvd instead of being stufid and reading from my cd?

02-05-2008, 06:36 AM	#2 (permalink)
cmnorton Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Arlington, MA Posts: 22 OS: Ubuntu	Re: default drive problems Which distro? __________________ Charles M. Norton

02-08-2008, 10:06 AM	#3 (permalink)
metalpayne Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: MI Posts: 7 OS: Linux and Windows XP SP 2 My System	Re: default drive problems mandriva linux 2008.0 powerpack

02-08-2008, 03:29 PM	#4 (permalink)
cmnorton Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Arlington, MA Posts: 22 OS: Ubuntu	Re: default drive problems There may be a way to change the default when you run the live CD, but you'd have to look around in your live CD's settings. If this is not a live CD, you'll have to find out something about the installation. Red Hat Enterprise installs also had a similar problem, and there is a way to point to a different place to load software. I just don't know what it is for mandriva. You might have to get more specific mandriva information. __________________ Charles M. Norton

02-09-2008, 10:40 AM	#5 (permalink)
ncsu1983 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Midwest USA Posts: 38 OS: Linux My System	Re: default drive problems Installing EVERYTHING from the CD or DVD is a bad idea, anyway, because you will end up having applications that conflict with one another. Do you want your machine to boot in a certain order, for example floppy, then CD, then HD? If so, then you will need to access your machines BIOS and configure the boot priority to your liking. Cheers