On Saturday 15 June 2002 04:33 pm, Scott wrote: > I'm trying to format a floppy with a dos file system using the command > "mkdosfs /dev/hdd" . I keep getting the error message "mkdosfs: Will not > try to make filesystem on '/dev/hdd'". > I have a "two drives in one" floppy drive that is detected in harddrake as > both hdd and fd0. It won't mount as fd0 though. I don't know if this is an > issue with making the filesystem or not. > > What I'm trying to do is copy the patch.pl script that I need to install > 8.2 to the floppy. (I have an AMD-K6 processor.) I have tried making the > floppy in Windows but the installation fails. > > Any help appreciated, > SW > > ------------------------------------------------------- Scott, this is really weird. If I understand you correctly, you are unable to get this "patch.pl" onto a floppy in order to install 8.2 on a K6-2 CPU, right ?
Then, how can you struggle with linux-commands like "mkdosfs" ? And, a floppy-drive is definately not /dev/hdd (that's the slave on the second IDE-bus). Floppies are /dev/fd0 , /dev/fd1 and so on.... Did you somehow manage to install linux after all ? - And if, how ? What happened if you - completely in Windows - formatted a floppy, then downloaded "patch.pl" directly to the floppy ? - That should be easy, even in Windows. And then tried to install 8.2 ? Did you follow instructions exactly ? For your convinience, I'll repeat them below : *Error scenario* : Unable to install or problems with installation with K6 and Pentium I systems. *Why* : Some packages on the Commercial CD were built with i686 instructions and as a result, when the installer generates the hdlist, it crashes when encountering this RPM and reports a "problem of hdlist". *Solution* : Format a floppy disk with a DOS filesystem (in Linux, you can use the command "mkdosfs /dev/fd0"). Copy patch.pl to the floppy disk. Remove the floppy and reboot using the Mandrake Linux 8.2 CD1 to do a CD-ROM installation. During boot, press F1 at the splash screen, then place your floppy disk that contains patch.pl in the floppy drive. At the prompt, type "patch", then follow the installation as usual. If still in trouble, please return to the list. It's getting late here, but this list is populated with nice people all over the globe. And to repeat myself : I'm sure we can get you going. HTH Kaj Haulrich Denmark
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