Hi, Steven [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Chuck Gelm wrote: > > > > I've created slackware-8.1-iso & slackware-9.0-iso CDROMs. > > I have exhausted attempts to use them as install media > > while booting from a single floppy. <snip> > Now you are getting close to a solution. You take the kernel > from the CDrom (bzImage) and the image of the installation > filesystem (initrd.img) and boot them (from DOS) using loadlin.exe: > --------------------------------------------------------------- > loadlin d:\kernels\scsi.s\bzImage initrd=d:\isolinux\initrd.img > --------------------------------------------------------------- Provided that your boot floppy's o/s can recognize the CDROM drive. ;-)
Thanks, Steven, this should work for me. Hal: Does your reluctant system, if booted from a DOS diskette, have its SCSI CDROM drive recognized? Regards, Chuck > I've just executed that line (on a nearby system) and it is now > running the installation routine. Note: you may need to change > the d: to a different letter (depending on what letter was assigned > by DOS to your CDrom). > > > Is there a way to copy the CDROM's root filesystem to /dev/hdb1 > > and alter the default 'scsi.s' bootdisk so that it loads the root > > image from /dev/hdb1? rdev? > > Yes, but it should not be necessary. Just try loadlin.exe > (get it from the loadlin zip file in the /kernels directory > of the CDrom). The installation runs much faster from hard drive. ;-) > Cheers, > Steven - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs
