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Refalm:

quote:Annorax, Lemming Pathfinder: The CD's good. Nothing Linux will boot from the first CD drive.
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Even Slackware boots from CD. Could you explain this a bit more?

Nocturnes:
I am not entirely sure if this will work but try the image for FC 1. You can get it here:

http://mirrors.usc.edu/pub/linux/distributions/fedora/1/i386/os/images/

Installing from a local partition is easy enough as well, simply mount the iso images there. If you have a copy of Partition Magic (or similar) on your Windows install you ought to be able make room to mount the images from there.

[edited to add] The kernel image FC2 needs to boot is simply too large for a floppy

[ July 26, 2004: Message edited by: Nocturnes ]

Annorax:

quote:Originally posted by Refalm:


Even Slackware boots from CD. Could you explain this a bit more?
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Mandrake, Knoppix... no Linux installer or live CD will boot from this stupid DVD-ROM. It's either dying or a Windows-only piece of shit. I suspect both.

I think I may be spending tonight hunting down manuals for the DVD and CD-RW, swapping some jumpers, and trying to rearrange the boot order or something.

insomnia:
I also recommend a hard drive install.

Move the ISOs in the new partition.
Next, mount them using -o loop:

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Make a boot floppy:

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Boot your floppy and choose to install from your hard drive...

EDIT: Oops, you meant FC2.
This worked for me:
http://www.linux.ie/pipermail/ilug/2004-June/015747.html

[ July 26, 2004: Message edited by: insomnia ]

WMD:
^ That would still require he have FC1 installed to begin with.

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