Hi, jondow:
You may need to mount the floppy before you can write to it.
I copy vmlinuz to a DOS file system the use a batch file to invoke linux.
I fergit the syntax, but 'linux.bat' ~= loadlin c:\linux\vmlinuz ro
Regards, Chuck
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> Hello,
> I want to use loadlin to start Linux from dos. I have tried to copy
> the file "vmlinuz..." onto a floppy as per the loadlin Howto, but an
> error message is returned "cannot copy..." Do I need to change an
> attribute of the file ?
> The bootdisk made during install (RedHat 5.1) works fine (has ppp,
> etc.) but I'd rather boot from the Hard Drive and for me, LiLo is a
> NoGo.
> Thanks,
>
> Jon Dowd - Ashland, Oregon USA
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> http://www.angelfire.com/or/LindaJesseJonDee/JonDee.html
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