NetWare 6 installation problems

[justatecky]

I am working on installing Novell NetWare 6 Evaluation. After I boot from cd, it asks me to choose IDE, SCSI, or both. I chose IDE and I get the following errors..

NOT ENOUGH DRIVE LETTERS AVAILABLE

ERROR: Unable to find a loadable driver


Can anyone help?

I have tried running fdisk..deleting all partitions and creating a dos partition (making it active) and it still doesnt seem to help.

 

[marvhuffaker]

Generally if you choose BOTH, it will find the correct one and load. I've had problems when specifying one or the other.

You could also boot with a regulare DOS disk with CD drivers, then run Instal from the Netware CD.

Marvin Huffaker MCNE, CNE
Marvin Huffaker Consulting

http://www.redjuju.com

 

[terry712]

yep i always pick both as well - dont know why just always thing more is better

 

[justatecky]

Ok I tried choosing both and I had the same results for all 5 of my hard drives.

So..to solve the problem

1. I booted to a floppy with cd-rom support
2. FDISK..made a dos partition and rebooted
3. Used the command...format c: /s to mount system files on the dos partition
4. Changed drive letter to cd-rom drive...mine was U: at the moment
5. And typed...install <enter>

Hopefully these steps will help anyone who is installing Novell NetWare 6 for the first time.