Quoting Lorenzo Sandini <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Well I thought my RH7.2 wouldn't install because I couldn't configure > it, > but it seems I have an hardware issue here. > > I am doing a plain KDE workstation install on a pentium 3 computer, > empty > hard drive, and all is fine until the step where I make a boot floppy. > I > just get an error "couldn't create boot floppy", so I skip this step and > end > up with a unusable RH. Seems like GRUB and LILO won't install on my > MBR > either. > > I tried Mandrake 8.1 and exactly the same problem regarding the > floppy, > while LILO is installed correctly to the MBR and I boot correctly. > > Finally I tried Debian 2.2.5r and bam, same thing, it won't create the > boot > floppy, but LILO is installed correctly like in Mandrake. > > Any idea ? > > I have just one floppy drive, and the other is disabled in the BIOS. > everything works fine under windows. > > Lorenzo > > > > _______________________________________________ > Redhat-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list >
I know this may sound elementary, but have you considered replacing the floppy drive, or possibly installing LILO on the hard drive itself? Are you using the same boot disk every time? -- Jonathan M. Slivko Voyager Internet Services http://www.voyageri.net/ _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
