Hi, Can anyone tell me how to perform a harddisk install. I have a Compaq Contura 410c - 486 DX2 50 / 8 Mb RAM / 2 GB HDD / Color VGA. No internal CDROM. So I connect an external CDROM thru the paralled port on an Onspec controller. I download and burnt the 'AIR-486' image. The 2 BG is partitioned as 650 MB FAT, remaining blank for LM install. I copied the contents of the /Mandrake/Base and Mandrake/RPMS directories into appropriate directories on the FAT partition thru DOS. I found 'harddisk.bat' in the /dosutils/autoboot directory of the cd. When I run this from the HD, I am asked to specify where the Mandrake/base and Mandrake/RPMS directories are. After this I get a 'Stage 2 failed' message. I don't know if I'm doing the right thing. Has anyone performed a HD install of this version, that can guide me thru the initial details. I also tried running the 'autoboot.bat' off the CD. It copies a couple of files and then exits into 'c:\Mandrake'. On examinzation of the batch file I found it was trying to invoke 'cdrom.bat', which I guess fails as the CDROM is on the parallel port. Also does anyone know of a 'paride.img' which I had found on a site (can't remeber where), but that was for RH 5.2. That image gives the option of selecting a parallel port cd for install media. Ashley Moore.
