Alas this is not the 100% solution either as I always use an FTP client
which defaults to Binary mode op.
As we speak I am downloading the 7.2 beta install ISO image and will give
that a shot and post the results.
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Larry Marshall
Sent: Monday, October 02, 2000 7:47 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [newbie] ramdisk error
> I finally realized the problem with the ramdisk error. If you download
> with Netscape ftp it does not download as a binary file. The iso file is
> bad. You have to use ftp an ftp program that can download as a binary.
> Re-burn the disk with the binary iso file and it will work.
This explains much Lee. Thanks for sharing. Seems odd for Netscape to
default
to text ftp but then there are many 'odd' things about Netscape :-) I guess
the moral of the story is to use a good ftp tool :-)
Cheers --- Larry
