Thanks for all the replies. I think I was using a bad floppy. I ran "fdformat" on the disk and the re-copied the "bootnet.img" and it starts the install ok.
Hopefully everything should be sweet now! Thanks, Mark. >===== Original Message From Lawrence Sweeney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ===== >On 2002.02.01 13:01 Mark Hannah wrote: >> I think I have figured out how to do an install of Linux over a network uding >> FTP. >> >> I have a machine running an FTP server which has the home directory >> "user-anonymous" set to the root of the cd-rom. >> >> I have used rawrite to copy the file "netboot.img" from the red hat cd-rom to >> a floppy. >> >> When I insert the floppy into the target machine and boot from it, I get the >> usual "Welcome to Red-Hat Linux" screen. However, when I press return at the >> "boot:" prompt, I get the following message :- >> >> Loading initrd.img... >> Boot failed: please change disks and press a key to continue >> >> What is the "initrd.img"? Where do I get it, and where do I put it? >>------------------------------------------------------------------ > >initrd.img creates a small environment which allows some modules to be preloaded before the kernel image is loaded. >Or something like that!! :-) > >Anyway, it should be included in netboot.img > >A common cause of what you are experiencing is using bad floppies. >Find the best spare floppy disk you can, and try with that. > >good luck > >Lawrence > >-------------------------------------------------------------------- >http://www.lug.org.uk http://www.linuxportal.co.uk >http://www.linuxjob.co.uk http://www.linuxshop.co.uk >-------------------------------------------------------------------- Totalise - the Users ISP ---------------------- To become a member and a shareholder visit http://www.totalise.net -------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.lug.org.uk http://www.linuxportal.co.uk http://www.linuxjob.co.uk http://www.linuxshop.co.uk --------------------------------------------------------------------
