On Monday 08 January 2001 20:21, you wrote: > Hi, > > I am trying to install Linux Mandrake 7.2 from the hard disk. I have > downloaded the entire package from the net and it is stored in my hard > disk (in the linux partition). > > I created a boot floppy by using the command: > > dd if=hd.img of=/dev/fd0 > > Then, when I boot from this floppy, it asks me for the location of > the Mandrake directory. When I give the path to where it is located (in > my case, it's in /linux7.2 directory), it gives me an error like this: > > Error reading second stage ram disk > > The system hangs at this point and I am not able to proceed further. > > Any help regarding this pblm would be highly appreciated. > > Thanks > Kat. You should see in that directory something like this: [fines@civileme fines]$ ls /jose/cooker COPYING Mandrake/ autorun.inf images/ lnx4win/ INSTALL.txt README.txt boot/ index.htm misc/ LICENSE-APPS.txt RPM-GPG-KEYS doc/ install.htm tutorial/ LICENSE.txt VERSION dosutils/ live_update* [fines@civileme fines]$ If you don't see a similar pattern when you ls /linux7.2 then you are a directory too high in the tree for what you feed the installer. If you DO see this, or a similar pattern, you have a bad package load... That is, your download was corrupted. Did you use md5sum to check it? Civileme
