Here is how I would try it. (doesn't mean it will work, let us know!)
If you have windoze on it, skip to copy files
I would grab a dos systems disk with fdisk.exe on it and put a dos partition.
format it for dos with:
format c: /s
copy loadlin.exe and txt_boot.img off the cd (leave cd in drive)
Hi. Im having some problems installing Mandrake Linux 7.0 on my Texas
Instruments laptop and Id appreciate some help. I realise that laptops can be
very problematic, but its all I have at the moment, so I would like to
install linux on it if possible. Ill explain the history of my problems
