On Thu, Apr 11, 2002 at 08:42:57PM +0200, Eric Van Buggenhaut wrote: > Package: boot-floppies > Version: 20020411 > Severity: important > > I downloaded all bf2.4 files from www.debian.org: > rescue.bin > root.bin > linux.bin > install.bat > basedebs.tar > > and placed them in the correct directories (Note that it is nowhere explained > where to place install.bat) of a FAT partition of a Windows 98 installed > system. > > I rebooted Windows in DOS mode, cd'd to where install.bat was and launched it. > > System hangs saying: > > Uncompressing Linux... > > invalid compressed format (err=1)
Sounds to me like you downloaded over FTP without using the binary option. Try again, being sure to not download in ASCII mode. -- Debian - http://www.debian.org/ Linux 1394 - http://linux1394.sourceforge.net/ Subversion - http://subversion.tigris.org/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
