That answered everything. Thanks a bunch, and have a good rest of the new year. At 01:01 PM 1/1/02 -0000, you wrote: >Ok, if you're installing from hard disk you need to put all the iso files in >a directory like c:\rh72. then you need to create the boot.img floppy. If >you need to install from CD you must burn the two binary disks, and either >use the boot.img floppy or boot directly from the cd. To boot from the cd >you will need to make sure that the computer boots from the cd then floppy >then hd - this can be done in the bios. > >ok, so if you're going to use a floppy to boot, get the dosutils\rawrite.exe >file and the images\boot.img file. Then type a command similar to rawrite >boot.img a:. > >hope this helps. > >Saqib >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Jason Symes" <jsymes at netins.net> >To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> >Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2002 10:38 AM >Subject: Re: which linux should I use > > >> This sounds like music to my win98's ears, and extra time in my pocket. >> Just a couple more questions. I see that, to install from hard disk, I >must >> create a bootable floppy. How is this done? If I were to install from cd, >> would this have to be done and how? >> I think that takes care of all my questions. >> Have a good rest of new year's day. >> >> At 10:17 AM 1/1/02 -0000, you wrote: >> >Ok, Here goes with the info on installing Redhat. >> > >> >I hope that most of it will be straight forward - just a load of dialog >> >boxes that ask questions like keyboard, mouse, language, etc. >> > >> >I would personally reccommend going for a custom install rather than a >> >workstation because this way you can choose what to install etc - but >your >> >choice. >> > >> >The main hard bit is when you get to partitioning. Select to partition >> >using disk druid. You'll be shown a list of partitions. Probably you'll >> >only have one partition called something like hda1. In any case this one >> >partition will be labelled fat32 because it's your windows partition. >When >> >you've selected your windows partition, tab to edit and press enter. >There >> >are various fields, the only one to fill in is mount point, which should >be >> >the single letter forward slash (/). Then press Ok. You'll be back in >the >> >main disk druid screen, so tab to next and you'll be asked how much space >> >should be used. Maybe 500mb for root and 64mb for swap or whatever you >> >consider to be right. In any case, what this does is create two files in >> >your c: drive called something like redhat.img and rh_swap.img or >something. >> >You will also create a boot disk which you can use to run Linux from the >> >images on your hard disk. >> > >> >Finally, something I should have said at the beginning: this only works >on >> >fat32 partitions so it won't work if you're using nt/2000/xp on a ntfs >> >partition. >> > >> >Hope this helps, Saqib >> > >> > >> >_______________________________________________ >> >Speakup mailing list >> >Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >> >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> > >> Jason Symes >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Speakup mailing list >> Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > >_______________________________________________ >Speakup mailing list >Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > Jason Symes
