Mandrake 10.1 re-install,big problems!

**martinfromdublin** · 03-05-2005

Hi all,

I've had to reinstall Mandrake 10.1 official but unlike the first time I installed it, there are lots of problems.

Firstly, Konqueror won't launch, secondly one of CD Rom drives is not working as if it's not mounted but when I add it as a desktop device it appears in the drop-down of mounted devices. Also the CD Rom icons wern't automatically created on boot-up as would usually be the case. Thirdly, I can't get the sound to work, k-mix seem to be pointing to the wrong device and driver but each time I correct it, the changes don't stay.

Also, I sucessfully installed Fedora Core 3 into another partition (hda5) and I need to mount it, can't remember how to do this. It was the install of Fedora that triggered all this as that first attempt went pear-shaped and I couldn't boot Fedora or Mandrake afterward, so I had to format both partitons and re-install them both.

I'd really apprecialte any help I can get, I can't figure out what's wrong and tried the Mandrake install twice. Fedora will work, once I get it mounted and loaded into LiLo.

Thanks,

Martin,

Dublin, Ireland

**debian** · 03-05-2005

To mount hda5 use:

Code:

mount /dev/hda5

**dylunio** · 03-05-2005

Originally Posted by debian

To mount hda5 use:

Code:

mount /dev/hda5

If /dev/hda5 isn't settup you will need to mount it to a mountpoit with:

Code:

mkdir /mnt/hda5
mount /dev/hda5 /mnt/hda5

dylunio

**martinfromdublin** · 03-05-2005

Hi guys,

The partitions mounted ok but I couldn't view anything on the as Konqueror won't launch. I tried re-installing MDK into another partiton but got the same result, I'm going to run a new thread on this and see if anyone can help.

Thanks,

Martin,

Dublin, Ireland

**dylunio** · 03-05-2005

You don't have to use knoqureor Martin, you can use the command line, after mounting go to the pertition with

Code:

cd /mnt/hda5

and then to list whats in there use

Code:

ls

, and that way you can brows your fedoa partition.
To read a text file,

Code:

cat <filename>

dylunio

**martinfromdublin** · 03-05-2005

Hi Dylunio,

I had to start a new thread, 'cause this is a much bigger issue now, I can't even browse the web without Konqueror, this is turning into a nightmare....

Thanks for coming back to me, I have a good bit of detail of the problems in the new thread, I've got a suspicion the DVD Rom is partially corrupt.

Martin,

Dublin, Ireland

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