From: eculbert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Michael Sammartano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Win98 was not designed to be bootable >> from the cd, although I do have a few that were made >> bootable. Also windows will 'NOT' format over ext2
The only 'Doze98 CD (first edition) I ever had was bootable. So it's possible, and I *thought* that was the default. >> utility that erases the existing partition/s or use >> Linux to create the fat. fdisk + mkdosfs -F32 will not just make the CD happy, it'll save *a lot* of time. "Format and check" takes forever if you have a decent-sized disk. Make sure to get the partition type right (0x0b for < 8G, 0x0c for > 8G) or the whole thing will fail miserably after wasting a lot of time. > Wondering if somehow, no fat partition is being > detected and instead it is balking at that? That'd be the first thing I'd try. --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
