On Fri, 2003-09-12 at 21:27, Rolf Pedersen wrote: > Wolfgang Bornath wrote: > > Rolf Pedersen schrieb am Fri, 12 Sep 2003 19:04:09 -0700: > > > > > >>>Ah well, how do I do a hard disk or ftp install without a floppy > >>>drive? This machine in question has a DVD, a CD-RW but no floppy > >>>drive. Can I burn the hd.img to a CD-R and boot with it? > >>>wobo > > > > > > > >>Take a look at this wiki howto: > >>http://qa.mandrakesoft.com/twiki/bin/view/Main/CookerHowTo#Via_Hard_Di > >>sk_or_Network_with_No > > > > > > Yes, nice advice but only suitable if there is already a Linux > > installation there where I can put the files. The machine in question > > doesn't have a Linux system, I removed the 9.1 test system today. > > > > wobo > > > At the install splash, you might try pressing F1 and booting with linux > ide=nodma This sometimes helps with cd reading problems. Not to conflict with what Rolf said .... but to answer the hd install question. Chose f1 boot to linux expert and chose a hd install (Last time I did this was 8.2) should still work.
James
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