hmmmm, does it have the extension .pl ? or is it .pl.txt if its the later, thats your problem.
also, if you open it in a windows txt editor like notepad, then you can be adding windows return characters to it.. when you save it, make sure you save it withouth the txt extension.. and make sure you don't open it in notepad. save it directly to the blank floppy, don't copy from your hard disk. (less chance of problems that way.) a .pl file is a perl script, which is essentially a text file.. windows sometimes makes wrong assumptions and can assume incorrectly that it should be a txt file.. (IE can be bad for that.) when you save it, make sure you have the bottom box in the "save as dialog box" set to *.* all files.. not txt.. just some thoughts. rgds Frank -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Scott Wagner Sent: Tuesday, 4 June 2002 11:29 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] 8.2 install gone awry Hi I've copied the patch numerous times and each time I try the install when it comes to the part where you partition the hard drive the floppy drive starts to work and it just works and works and nothing happens until I finally exit the install. What should the file type of the copied patch be? Windows saves it as a text file and I wonder if this is a problem. Thanks, SW ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kaj Haulrich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, June 03, 2002 8:03 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] 8.2 install gone awry > On Monday 03 June 2002 12:32 am, Michael Adams wrote: > > On Mon, 03 Jun 2002 07:12, Kaj Haulrich wrote: > > > On Sunday 02 June 2002 02:50 pm, Scott Wagner wrote: > > > > I am reduced to using windows now since trying to install 8.2 and I'm > > > > trying to make a floppy with a patch on it like it tells you on the > > > > Mandrake errata page. Can anyone tell me how to make a DOS file system > > > > on a floppy with windows 98? My patch isn't working and I'm thinking > > > > its because the filesystem is FAT rather than DOS. > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > SW > > > > > > Scott, try this : > > > > > > 1. download the patch once more (it's very small) and save it on your > > > c-drive 2. insert a floppy, open a ms-dos prompt and type : format a: > > > 3. when done, change directory "cd" to the one with the patch > > > 4. type : copy patch.pl a: > > > 5. the screen will tell you that 1 file was copied. > > > 6. remove the floppy, insert your mdk 8.2 CD > > > 7. reboot > > > 8. the CD starts whirring, now re-insert the floppy > > > 9. that's all. If still in trouble, repost to the list. > > > > > > HTH > > > Kaj Haulrich > > > Denmark > > > > This patch doesn't need to be written as an image using rawwrite does it? > > Just checking. > > Michael > > No, it doesn't. A plain "copy" will do. > > Kaj > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com >
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