Actually, there's an even quicker way. Do the "F8" thing, but then type
"dosstart". This is actually the batch file then windoze uses to
"restart in MSDOS mode". It will load your CDROM drivers, allowing
access to your Red Hat CD!
Enjoy!
Martin
> When Win95 is booting press F8 to get a menu and then boot the DOS
> prompt only. You will then need to edit config.sys to put in the CDROM
> driver and autoexec.bat to put in C:\WINDOWS\MSCDEX.EXE. Then
> reboot and
> repeat the process to get the DOS prompt but you know be able
> to see the
> the CDROM. (here is assume drive D:)
>
> C:\> E:
> E:\> CD DOSUTILS
> E:\DOSUTILS\> AUTOBOOT
>
>
> Regards
>
> Bruce Edelsten
>
> > ----------
> > From: Mara[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: 26 August 1998 23:09
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: creating a boot disk for Red Hat - rawrite chronicles,
> > part 2
> >
> > I know, I know. This should be simple. I'm running win95 and am
> > trying to
> > install (at least I'm trying!) Red hat Linux 5.1. My copy is from
> > CheapBytes. What happens is this: I format a disk, and I go to
> > rawrite and
> > type all of the pertinent information, and it tells me "can't figure
> > out how
> > many sectors/tracks on this diskette". I've tried three different
> > disks and
> > two different copies of rawrite (just in case my copy had been
> > corrupted by
> > the powers that be. . .). Is it a problem with my disk
> drive, or has
> > the
> > spirit of Bill Gates permeated my box completely?
> >
> > Thanks much.
> >
> >
> > Mara Lovelace
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > 314233 on ICQ, nierika23 on AIM
> >
> >
>
