Date: Sun, 5 Aug 2001 12:18:50 -0400 (EDT)
From: Michael Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux Install?
On Sun, 5 Aug 2001, Karen L. Comer wrote:
> I just finished loading a new HD for my 50 CT with my normal Windows set-up
> and since I've never tried Linux I thought I'd take the old 3.2 GIG and
> experiment with a Linux install on it just for a learning experience.
> Those of you that are using Linux:
> Which flavor of Linux are you using and why?
RedHat 7.1, because
1) I'm used to RedHat
2) It installed easily on my Lib70
> What do I need to do to the HD to prepare it for a Linux install?
You'll need to know the video chip (C&T 65550, I believe).
The rest depends on how you're going to install.
A) If you have a CD drive and the appropriate drivers (so that you can
boot to DOS and access the CD), then (to install RedHat 7.1)
1) Boot to DOS (MS-DOS mode from win9x will work fine)
2) Copy the files loadlin.exe, vmlinuz and initrd.img from the first CD
(I think they're in the dosutils folder) to your Lib.
3) Run "loadlin vmlinuz initrd=initrd.img" to start the install.
B) If you don't have DOS drivers for your CD drive, but you do have some
way to transfer files from the CDs to your hard drive:
1) Transfer RedHat/base and RedHat/RPMS to your HD (1.3 GB!)
2) In DOS (or MD-DOS mode) go to the dosutils folder. There's a batch
file that runs the line in A3 above (can't recall the name) - run it to
start the install. (You'll need to know where the install files are -
IIRC I just kept guessing /dev/hda1, then /dev/hda2, etc until I got it
right.
Mike
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