Mail from ILUG-BOM list (Non-Digest Mode) _______________________________________________ >hi guys i am a newcomer to linux and i've been having a problem that >am >not able to solve so guys please help me out. when i try to boot >with the >boot disk(to install linux)get error- >initrd.img... boot >failed i read all the faqs i could lay my hands on >and given up.i have a >cyrixM166mhz,16mb ram,tx430 motherboard..thank >you ru making a fresh install?? or ru installing on a Linux m/c?? if u have compiled the kernel lately make the initrd (ramdisk )image & copy it to ur floppy. mkinitrd initrd-X.X.XX.img X.X.XX where X.X.XX is ur kernel version other option is to compile new kernel w/o ramdisk support(not suggested) if ur installing linux at home then u could even reinstall it from the cd. if the problem is the floppy disk which doesnt contain the ramdisk image u could copy the file initrd-X.X.XX.img to the floppy. & after installing pl. select LILO as ur boot manager. u will like it. shekhar _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com. _______________________________________________ Website: http://www.ilug-bom.org.in/ Linuxers mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://ilug-bom.org.in/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
