From: "Robert Comer" 

>Virtual conflict with VPC?

The "Virtual" part wouldn't be in conflict, it's a different kind.

If I had my guess it would be a slightly dodgy burned DVD causing the
problem. Anyway, I'd try to install from the ISO directly, rather than real
DVD's, and if he's installing from ISO's already, try real DVD's...

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Bob Comer


"Rich Gauszka"  wrote in
message news:45fc4fe6$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> Linux is trying to mount a virtual device. Virtual conflict with VPC?
> Maybe not though as others are reporting the problem with Mandriva 2007
>
> http://www.faqs.org/docs/Linux-mini/Loopback-Root-FS.html#ss4.1
>
> A loopback device in Linux is a virtual device that can be used like any
> other media device.
>
> Examples of normal media devices are hard disk partitions like /dev/hda1,
> /dev/hda2, /dev/sda1, or entire disks like the floppy disk /dev/fd0 etc.
> They are all devices that can be used to hold a files and directory
> structures. They can be formatted with the filesystem that is required
> (ext2fs, msdos, ntfs etc.) and then mounted.
>
>
> The loopback filesystem associates a file on another filesystem as a
> complete device. This can then be formatted and mounted just like any of
> the other devices listed above. To do this the device called /dev/loop0 or
> /dev/loop1 etc is associated with the file and then this new virtual
> device is mounted.
>
> http://forums.vnunet.com/thread.jspa?threadID=104056&tstart=0
>
> I have seen a small number of people reporting this problem with 2007.
> Unfortunately no one so far seems to have found a solution. Personally I
> have very little time for distros that won't work with my hardware.
> Although I use Mandriva myself I would suggest you try another something
> else. PCLinuxOS certainly has its merits but it doesn't grab me for some
> reason, worth a try though.
>
>
>
> "Robert Comer"  wrote in message
> news:45fc4c8e$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> That message doesn't make a lot of sense, what's it trying to do at the
>> time?
>>
>> That's a paid for version, isn't it, so I can't just download it and
>> try...
>>
>> --
>> Bob Comer
>>
>>
>> "David B"  wrote in message
>> news:45fc35b3{at}w3.nls.net...
>> I'm trying to get Madriva Powerpack Plus 2007 running in a virtual pc on
>> VPC 2007, but I get this:
>>
>>
>>
>> Ideas?
>
>

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