sorry i can't help you with that problem if i could i would!!! i have a different prob.... i have two computers both were running windows 98 se. now only is on 98 and one on linux.. the question i guess is i have two smc nic cards. one in each of the computers! the computer that has 98 on it can't see the computer that has linux on it? is there something i'm failing to do! if so please let me know why windows 98 can't see the computer that has linux installed on it . At 03:22 AM 2/19/00 -0500, Bryan Foster wrote: >Hello all- > > Here is what I am trying to do, without much success. I am hoping >Someone can tell me how to do it correctly or tell me it cant be done at >all. > >I have 2 physical hard drives and I would like to install Linux on my D >drive using lnx4win, keeping Windows and all of it's components on my other >hard drive which consists of C,E,F and G partitions. Once I become more >familiar with Linux I will most likely decide to repartition and go with the >more normal install, but right now I'd like to take the path of least >resistance. > >At any rate... I have downloaded the complete 7.0 directory via FTP and >then try to run install.bat from the lnx4win directory. When it asks for my >CD drive I have been putting the drive letter where I downloaded the 7.0 >directory. It doesn't like this. I have tried doing it from the D drive, >where I want to install and I have tried moving the installation to another >drive and starting it there. Each time no go. It tells me to insert the >correct CD. I have also tried running the setup program in the lnx4win >directory after this and I do get the initial screen, but it will not >continue with the install. > >Can I install Linux using lnx4win from the hard drive and can I place it on >a drive other than my primary boot drive? If so how? > >Thank in advance for any advice, please let me know if you need any >additional information. > >Bryan Foster > >
