Oh thanks man You saved my time. i got one page of information about how to create ISO image
http://www.undisker.com/creating-iso-images.html I am trying and let you people know. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Satsco" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "kvs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, November 23, 2001 12:39 AM Subject: Re: [LIH] Installing Linux from Hard Drive > KVS, > > try the RedHat Linux Installation Guide (pdf format) available at the redhat > website.. > here's a snip : > <snip> > 5.5 Identify Disk Partition to Install From > Note : Hard drive installations now require the use of the ISO (or CD-ROM) > images > instead of just copying an entire installation tree. After placing the > required > ISO images in a directory, choose to install from the hard drive. You > will then > point the installation program at that directory to perform the > installation. > If you verify that the ISO images are intact before you attempt an > installation, > you will help to avoid problems that are often encountered during a hard > drive > installation. To verify the ISO images are intact before performing an > instal-lation, > use an md5sum program (many md5sum programs are available for > various operating systems). An md5sum program should be available on > the same server as the ISO images. > The Select Partition screen (Figure 5-5, Selecting Partition Dialog for Hard > Drive Installation) applies > only if you are installing from a disk partition (that is, if you selected > Hard Drive in the Installation > Method dialog). This dialog allows you to name the disk partition and > directory from which you > are installing Red Hat Linux. > <snip> > now how to create a CD ROM image onto your hdd is something u must figure > out on ur own... > do reply back telling me how u did it.... > > regards, > satsco > ======================= > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "kvs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2001 1:49 AM > Subject: Re: [LIH] Installing Linux from Hard Drive > > > > No luck > > Same error. > > I give up. I will install it from cdrom. > > kvs > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Suresh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "kvs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2001 6:54 AM > > Subject: Re: [LIH] Installing Linux from Hard Drive > > > > > > > On Thu, 22 Nov 2001 15:03:57 -0800 > > > "kvs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Hi > > > you have to make two partitions for each cd. for eg I will assume that > the > > drive you have mentioned about is c: and the drive number may be > /dev/hda1. > > Now make two more drives namely d: and e: and store the contents of each > CD > > in to these drives. Dont make any directories inside these drives to store > > the CD. Just directly dump it. After dumping if you open explorer you can > > see that the drive icons will be changed. These drives would have been > given > > the numbers /dev/hda5 ( for D ) and /dev/hda6 ( for E ). > > > > > > Now boot Linux off the cd or floppy whatever it is. Then choose to > install > > Linux from Hard Disk. When asked for the drive show it /dev/hda5 ( or > > whatever it has taken.) and the installation should start. I dont know > > wheather it will continue with the second CD or not. But I am sure that it > > will install from the first CD. I have tried it. > > > > > > IF THERE IS ANY OTHER MEANS TO DO IT PLEASE LET US KNOW GUYS. > > > > > > Bye > > > Suresh > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > > > i have one 8 gb of hdd with one inactive primary partition of 4 > > gb(fat32). > > > > I have it as secondary master. > > > > I dumped everything from two cds of pcquest linux in this partition on > > root > > > > directory > > > > Linux/Disk1 > > > > Linux/Disk2 > > > > then i booted from cd rom and after mesg. uncompressing linux, i > removed > > the > > > > cd. > > > > then, i wanted to install the linux from this partition so i selected > > hard > > > > drive from selection. > > > > in the list of hdd i selected hdc1 and in path i have given all the > > > > combination of caps and > > > > all the possible directory > > > > /linux/disk1 > > > > /linux/disk1/images/ > > > > /linux/disk1/redhat/base > > > > but everytime it gives error "your partion does not contain valid > linux > > > > images blah blah.. > > > > is it must for path to be case sensitive? > > > > what should i do to install the linux from hdd. > > > > > > > > -kvs > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > linux-india-help mailing list > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Nothing is as simple as it seems at first > > > Or as hopeless as it seems in the middle > > > Or as finished as it seems in the end. > > > > > > _________________________________________________________ > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > linux-india-help mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help > > > _________________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > > > _______________________________________________ > linux-india-help mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
