Another option to try is to image your win98 CD and reroll it bootable using your bootable floppy diskette.
I don't think the generic kernel will work. I tried that with my install and it was a no go. If you do try it, I hope it works for you! :) On Tue, 2003-06-17 at 07:15, Jim Ray wrote: > During the initial installation of winders in the user directory after > installing win4lin as root, one sees the winders installation > application, indeed, running. Isn't that point after the point where > the boot floppy image had been needed? > > The target hardware doesn't have a floppy drive. > > I had the following response from the win4lin news group: > > One thing that would be worth trying is to > compile a generic 2.4.20 kernel (we should have 2.4.21 patches sometime > next week, but right now we are at 2.4.20) downloaded from > ftp.kernel.org. You will need to apply exactly 2 patches to the kernel > in order to support Win4Lin, and you will find patches and instructions > here: > > http://www.netraverse.com/member/downloads/kernel_patch.php > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Roy Vestal [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Monday, June 16, 2003 10:33 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [TriLUG] win4lin5 install hangs > > > > > > I've never been able to get an image file to work during the > > install. I've been using since Version 3.0. write it to a > > fdd, and try it again. It'll work. > > > > > > > > > v.floppy > > > drive/image path -> /dev/fd0 > > > > > > 1.use rawrite on rh-9 cd to store image -> > > > K:\win98-floppy-image\win98.img > > > > > > 2./home/apps/win98.img > _______________________________________________ > TriLUG mailing list > http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug > TriLUG Organizational FAQ: > http://www.trilug.org/faq/TriLUG-faq.html > _______________________________________________ TriLUG mailing list http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ: http://www.trilug.org/faq/TriLUG-faq.html
