Thanks a lot for replying... well actually i 'm using an ftp program on my windows box to download the distro mdk 10 into a windows folder: this seems reasonable for i can't have an internet connexion with my mdk 7.2... when i'm done with the download i'll create a boot floppy as you desribed to me : with hd.img Now my question : is this enough to be able to install ? will the install launch when i boot from the floppy ? how will the install prog know where to find the packages which are on a win folder C:\Linux10\ ? i guess there might be another step to configure the floppy for booting from the win folder ? please feedback on this last step issue thanks a lot
----- Original Message ----- From: "Erylon Hines" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, September 13, 2004 7:54 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] configuer a boot floppy for mdk 10 installation On Monday 13 September 2004 08:31 am, othman El Moulat wrote: | Hi guys; | i'm willing to upgrade to mdk 10 ...I have downloaded all the distro into a | windows folder : c:\Linux10\ now i want to be able to install mdk 10 into | my system...I guess i need first to create a boot floppy which i hope is | quit a straighforward task...The issue here is how can i configure this | boot floppy so that it could install from my windows folder :c\Linux10\...? | is there any other simpler method to install without a boot floppy ? from | my windows folder ? details would be very welcomed... | | thanks for helping >From the readme on the install disk: If your computer cannot boot from the CDROM, you must make a boot floppy under Windows as follows: * insert the CDROM, then open the icon "My Computer", right click on the CDROM drive icon and select "Open" * go into the "dosutils" directory and double-click on the "rawwritewin" icon * insert a blank floppy in the floppy drive * select "D:\images\cdrom.img" in the "Image File" field (assuming that your CDROM drive is "D:", otherwise replace "D:" as needed) * select "A:" in the "Floppy Drive" field then click on "Write". To begin the installation: * insert the CDROM in the drive, as well as the boot floppy, then * restart the computer. How I do it: Make a partition on you hd big enough for the disks and copy your Mandrake disks to that. I wouldn't use my Windows partition if Linux is already installed (this is an upgrade, right?), because you may have to re-install Windows sometime in the future, and that is inconvenient, but I would make a separate partition just for the disks. I usually make a Reiser of about 2.5 gigs and mount the partition (mine is /dev/hda8 with the mountpoint of /dev/hd). Then you can follow the instructions for a hd install and make a hd.img floppy (I think they are still on the first install disk). to make a hd.img boot floppy: * Under Linux (or other modern UNIX systems) type at prompt: $ dd if=hd.img of=/dev/fd0 * Under Windows, follow the method described above, but using hd.img instead of cdrom.img. * Under DOS, assuming your CD is drive D:, type: D:\> dosutils\rawrite.exe -f images\hd.img -d A During the install you will have a chance to choose to upgrade. Be forewarned--some upgrades go fine, and some will totally screw your system, so backup everything you want to keep, just in case you have to go back and do a full install. e ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- ____________________________________________________ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com ____________________________________________________
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