Re: [newbie] boot disk image prob.
Happy New Year Greetings Axalon: Just sent this to a member of my local linux users group. Been working many hours trying to do this! Hi alan: Thanks for your private reply. I tried what you suggested and RedHat still loads Gnome (which is beginning to grow on me). This is the sequence that I used. 1. Downl. boot-RHEA-1999_044 from: http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHEA1999045-01.html 2. rawrite the image file to a flop. 3. bios priority a: first 4. left the boot flop. in a: and cd in cdrom and ctrl-alt-del 5. linux boots, I enter: 'text' then hit enter ((even though the RedHat site says: linux updates (install stops)) 6. Gnome comes up. From the site: When booting into the anaconda installation program, type "linux updates" at the boot prompt, followed by any other installation options which are required (such as "expert" or "text"). The installation process will prompt you to insert the updates disk when it is required, and the install will then proceed as normal. That does not work. inputing "linux updates" stops the install and there are no prompt for "text" or "expert"! Unless you enter "text" first, then you will get gnome. I remember earlier in text installs (I've been working on it almost half a day) I remember seeing: insert update disk or something like that, but I can't seem to recreate the sequence. I'm going to try a straight install from cd again to see if it comes up. I'm pretty sure I've done all the sequences, but I still could be missing something. I'll keep you posted Chris W. Happy New Year.
Re: [newbie] boot disk image prob.
On Fri, 31 Dec 1999, you wrote: I am running Mandrake RH 6.1 and am unable to get a rescue disk working. Documentation says the image is on the CD - but it isn't. Anyone have any ideas? mkbootdisk creates a bootable floppy but no valid rescue. The "rescue" disk that ships with Mandrake is supposed to be "Tom's Root/Boot" disk. I like RedHat's boot rescue disks. Find 'em on virtually any RedHat mirror under the /images directory. John
Re: [newbie] boot disk image prob.
Sam Silverman wrote: I am running Mandrake RH 6.1 and am unable to get a rescue disk working. Documentation says the image is on the CD - but it isn't. Anyone have any ideas? mkbootdisk creates a bootable floppy but no valid rescue. Regards, Sam Silverman ftp://ftp.cdrom.com /pub/linux/redhat/old-releases/redhat-6.0/i386/images/rescue.img This one works with my Mandrake 6.1 boot disk.
Re: [newbie] boot disk image prob.
On Fri, 31 Dec 1999, chris wakefield wrote: Happy New Year Greetings Axalon: Just sent this to a member of my local linux users group. Been working many hours trying to do this! Hi alan: Thanks for your private reply. I tried what you suggested and RedHat still loads Gnome (which is beginning to grow on me). Now this is easy to fix.. you've got it installed an everything just change the defaults. /etc/X11/prefdm will either be a script (mdk systems) or a symlink to the prefered *dm (last redhat i saw up close) if it's a symlink update it. ln -sf ../../usr/bin/kdm prefdm and edit the system default in /etc/sysconfig/desktop no boot disk needed just "linux 1" at the boot prompt and "init 6" when your all done. Unless they really screwed something up of course..
