On Mon, 24 Apr 2000, you wrote:
> I needed to do a text network install of Mandrake 7 on a system without a
> mouse, but after downloading and RAWRITEing it to a floppy, it just told
> me to insert the Mandrake CDROM. The same happened with txt_boot.img.
>
> Is this supposed to happen? I did enjoy the whole FTP install that I did
> on Mandrake 6.1. Other than this, I love mandrake, so I dunno.... And I
> really want that 586 optimization for my P133 server....
>
Yep. The standard boot image and the text_boot image are
NOT (afaik) capable of installs other than from a CDROM.
On the Mandrake 7.0-2 cd I burned from their ISO image,
there is a txt_bootnet.img file which should allow you to do
FTP/NFS installs.
>
>
> Also, the MD5SUMs aren't the same as they should be. I know that isn't a
> good sign.
>
That is DEFINITELY a bad sign!
John
