|-Original Message-
|From: Walter Hanagriff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
|Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2000 4:19 AM
|To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
|Subject: [newbie] Dont understand mandrake install
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|first, is there a way to get a digest of this mailing list?
|
Yes see the original signup page...
|second, everywhere i read there is talk about installing mandrake
|from CD like
|everybody either buys it or has a burner
They do!
|my problem is that mandrakes installation documentation (which is
|very good,
|except for thsi problem) keeps saying that everything is in a
|folder on the CD,
There is ... but read below...
|i dont notice anyplace that says how to install from the harddrive.
|first, exactly what files do i download to install linux from
|harddrive, then
|how does installing from harddrive work?
|
You need to copy the Entire Mandrake\RPMS directories from BOTH the CD's
onto your hard drive. Each goes into a seperate directory...
(Since this requires a lot of disk space you are better off buying the CD's
or burning your own!)
Then you create a boot floppy from the floppy image files contained in the
\images directory.
You boot from the floppy and tell the installer you are installing from a
hard drive.
Point the installer to the location of the FIRST set of RPM's and away you
go.
-JMS
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