> Louis> How do I do what you did ? i.e : > > 1. Convert to iso images , and ;
>ok, if you want to copy a cd to a file, you use dd typically. Something like this: dd if=/dev/cdrom of=FILE.iso bs=8M Louis> Sorry I'm the dummy here. Where exactly do I type this command after putting the CD in before booting and please explain the other options ? Where is of=FILE.iso stored ? What is bs=8M mean ? Is it the size I want copied over ? > 2. Install using the hard drive option. >Might be less work to get it to do a minimalist install if you can and then use the redhat tools to install the rest of the stuff you need. Louis> Don't know how to get to that yet. First I need to understand the above command. > > I don't recall Linux install giving us 2. above >It'll be in there somewhere. You'll probably need to mount it manually on one of the consoles it gives you. Louis> I'll read the boot options carefully. I always just click enter when Linux brings up the console after loading the CD. Cheers Louis. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
