Thank you, Corrupt Windows partition is what I ended up with.
using such a CD to start the installation may result in some cases in
corruption of your Windows partition if it is resized during the
installation.
Ron Stodden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 31/01/2000 12:19:53 PM
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Subject: [Cooker] 7.0 release delayed!
All,
There are new floppy images in the updates/7.0 directory of the mirrors.
Included is README.img, which I include inline below. Note
particularly
(and with great joy and relief) the final paragraph (<big G>).
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The following files are boot images which correct a problem
in the ISO image mandrake70.iso dated Jan 12, 2000:
cdrom-2.img: install from CD-ROM
hd-2.img: install from hard-disk
network-2.img: install from ftp/nfs/http
pcmcia-2.img: install from pcmcia devices
If you intend to install Linux-Mandrake from mandrake70.iso on a machine
that already has Windows installed, you must start the installation
process with a bootable floppy disk created from cdrom-2.img, as
described in the files INSTALL and install.htm. Although a CD created
from mandrake70.iso is bootable, using such a CD to start the
installation may result in some cases in corruption of your Windows
partition if it is resized during the installation. To use the boot floppy:
1. Place the floppy in your first floppy drive (A:) and reboot your
machine.
The installation procedure will be started from the floppy.
2. If prompted, select your CD-ROM drive from the list provided.
3. When prompted, insert CD #1 and continue the installation.
Note: On some systems you will need to insert both the floppy and the
CD together and reboot. In this case, be sure that the install starts
from the floppy and not the CD.
A new ISO image mandrake70-2.iso correcting the problem will be
available shortly.
Keeping its dedication to quality, MandrakeSoft has chosen to postpone
the commercial release of its Linux-Mandrake 7.0 distribution to ensure
a maximal quality for this product.
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Regards,
Ron. [AU] - sent by Linux.
