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Operating Systems Linux SuSE Issue installing linux Post 302244869 by Wyzer1 on Wednesday 8th of October 2008 10:47:51 PM
Old 10-08-2008
Issue installing linux

I apologize in advance if this is the wrong forum for this



Alright, I am a long time Microsoft user (games of course). I have installed Linux in the past, but not on this computer. Brand new computer, have been using it extensively for the past month or so, and recently I just had the urge to install linux on it and play around with it a little more (educational purposes mainly)

I have a retail CD I bought years ago of Linux SUSE 10.1

When I try to install it, it boots from the CD and then goes to the installation menu. I select 'install' (logical choice Smilie ) It sits there a minute, then tells me there is no CDROM drive attached to the computer Smilie


Ok, confused, I mean there is obviously a CDROM drive (I booted from it in the first place) IIRC when I selected 'view installed CDROM drives/hard drives' it came up empty.

I decided to try another source, so I downloaded Installing Debian GNU/Linux via the Internet the I386 build of Debian (which I believe is the correct one)

Yet it does the exact same thing. No CDROM drive attached Smilie



Any idea what could possibly be the issue? Obviously it works fine in Vista and BIOS recognizes it just fine. I looked through the BIOS settings just to make sure nothing popped out at me, which nothing looked promising


(for reference this is my computer custom gaming laptops - Welcome to Sager Notebooks )



Thank you for your time
 

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GRIDLOCK(6)							   Games Manual 						       GRIDLOCK(6)

NAME
Gridlock - collection of grid-based board games SYNOPSIS
Gridlock DESCRIPTION
This manual page documents briefly the Gridlock command. Gridlock is a collection of several grid-based strategy games. The games include Ataxx, Reversi, Gomoku, Connect Four, Breakthrough, Glass Bead, Hexapawn, Quad Wrangle, Cats and Dogs and Moray Eels. After launching the application, the game window will appear. Select the game you want to play from the "Game" popup menu in the upper right. Some games have different starting configurations (board size, grid layout, etc); when one of those games are selected a "Configura- tions" popup menu will appear from which you can select a configuration. The bottom right displays the color and status of the two players. Each player's color is shown by a circle; the player whose turn it is has a filled circle. For games in which players have a score (Ataxx, Eeversi, Glass Bead), the scores are shown next to the player labels. Popup windows underneath each player's label allow you to specify whether each player is human or computer-controlled, and the difficulty of computer players. (Note that "Hard" computer opponents may take a long time to make their moves). The rest of the window contains the game board. To make a move, click on the cell where you wish to place a piece. Ataxx and Breakthrough require that you move from one cell to another; to do this first click on the cell you wish to move from, then click on the cell you wish to move to. For all games, cells that are legal moves will become highlighted when you move the mouse over them. If you are unable to make a move, you can pass by clicking the "Pass" button on the right. The "Restart" button will restart the game, requiring confirmation if a game is in progress. You can play these games over the network. It is possible to save and load games. SEE ALSO
GNUstep(7). AUTHOR
This manual page was written and updated by Gurkan Sengun <gurkan@linuks.mine.nu>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by oth- ers). October 17, 2003 GRIDLOCK(6)
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