Re: Installing Linux with unbootable CDROM

From: Ewan (noone_at_nospam.com)
Date: 05/02/05 

Date: Mon, 02 May 2005 20:13:40 GMT

Thanks - alas it doesn't find the (SCSI) CDROM. I think I need to try one
of the other utilities...

Ewan

On Sat, 30 Apr 2005 16:49:28 GMT, Lenard <Lenard@127.0.0.1> wrote:

> Ewan wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm trying to install RH on an old PC with an unbootable CD ROM (
>> PLEXTOR CD-ROM PX-6XCS ).
>>
>> I made a boot diskette with rawrite but get
>>
>> Loading initrd.img...
>> Boot failed: please change disks etc
>>
>> The machine has a SCSI CD Rom and isn't accessible after booting into
>> DOS. Any ideas how I should proceed? I remember that eons ago I
>> managed to generate a DOS boot floppy from which I could then access
>> the CDROM but can' remember how. Even if I could do this, how would I
>> then trigger the installation from the CD? Any ideas?
>>
>> Thanks a lot...
>
> Visit; http://linux.simple.be/tools/sbm
>
> Then use this floppy to boot your RH CD to install.
>
> 

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