Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2001 22:18:58 -0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)
From: Michael J Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: new libretto and already in trouble :)

> This might still not work - I think you'll need to format the hard
> drive to at least DOS (fdisk a partition big enough for all the
> disks)and then copy the install floppies to there, run the install
> from dos/loadlin. You'll probably have problems otherwise wih the
> system not seeing the floppy after linux starts up in the
> installation...
>
> Um, I wonder if one of the tiny linux installations like mulinux might
> be useful?

Might I suggest a visit to http://bootdisk.com/?  It has (besides boot
disks) partitioning utilities and CDROM drivers.  Or (for just Linux)
Tom's Root Boot at http://www.toms.net/rb/.  I don't know if the latter
can boot Linux from a Libretto floppy drive, though, as I've never tried
it.

Mike Miller




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