GPL Install problems

Hi All I've just changed my hard drive for a bigger one and I'm trying to reinstall GPL but when i select either full install or typical install after its done the system and sound checks it comes up with 'This is not a valid CD, please contact your vendor for further info...' Any ideas how i get out of this.... Cheers Pete

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> Hi All > I've just changed my hard drive for a bigger one and I'm trying to reinstall GPL > but when i select either full install or typical install after its done the > system and sound checks it comes up with 'This is not a valid CD, please contact > your vendor for further info...' > Any ideas how i get out of this.... > Cheers > Pete

Peter, I did'nt do any HW swaps but had exactly the same problems! I traced it to Win98 using DMA access to my CD, which in the setup of GPL (and in nothing else) caused exactly the same behaviour. Possibly the hard drive swaps have caused Win98 to re-allocate your CD driver and re-initialise it to the default setup? Under "CP: System: CD Drive" try toggling DMA access and rebooting before installing. The GPL installer seems be be picky about working with DMA access on my drive. Every other app has had no problem with the drive in this mode for the last 6-9 months ... Hope this helps! -- Craig Craig Morgan Sun Microsystems Ltd Training Instructor Enterprise Services European Systems Training Centre (ESTC) Citygate Cross Street Tel: +44 (0)161 905 8155 UK Fax: +44 (0)161 962 4140 M33 7JF

Hi Craig Thanks for the suggestion, unfortunately it didn't work. But it did start me thinking and I eventually found the answer. I have recently added a scsi cd writer and to get windows to recognise it I had to disable IRQ steering in control panel/system/device manager/system devices. Enabling it to load GPL then turning it back off afterwards did the trick.... Thanks for starting off the train of thought... Cheers Pete