Here is my complete session after running `loadwindowsCD'
[root /opt/win4lin/adminbin]# loadwindowsCD reload
Checking the system.
A Windows boot floppy is needed to complete the load of
of Windows.
The Windows boot floppy must match the version of Windows
you are loading.
You can use a real floppy or image file of such a floppy.
Do you have an appropriate real Windows boot floppy now ? (y/n/q)y
Insert the floppy in the drive and then press return
Reading the floppy.
2880+0 records in
2880+0 records out
You may now remove the floppy from the drive.
Copying the Windows files.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Set locale info for current system.
Pre-Installation Phase: Installing minimal DOS system...
Installing DOS system files.
Configuring DOS image files.
BIOS V2.09 Copyright 1984, 1985 Award Software Inc.
Quadtel Expanded Memory Manager Copyright(c) 1989, 1990 Quadtel
Corp.
All Rights Reserved
Making MDA Image.
Images creation completed successfully.
Pre-Installation Phase: Completed.
Installing MS-DOS files from Windows98 CD-ROM files.
cat: standard output: Value too large for defined data type
File not found
Error, failed to extract the DOS system files.
On Thu, Jul 05, 2001 at 10:15:02PM -0700, Michael West wrote:
> I have no cd-rw. I think the problem is that my cd-rom is not bootable, I
> have tried three different floppy boot disks, including one from www.bootdisk.com
>
> I have both a win98 and win95 disk, but neither will load. Either with the
> gui install or though the loadwindowsCD command, the both die at 50% with
> file not found.
>
> I continue to work with support, I'll give it a couple more days then resign
> myself to rebooting every day for a while more.
>
> Thanks for the help
> On Thu, Jul 05, 2001 at 04:24:28PM -0500, Gonyou, Austin wrote:
> > I've got an iso of the win98 boot disk
> >
> > --
> > Austin Gonyou
> > Systems Architect, CCNA
> > Coremetrics, Inc.
> > Phone: 512-796-9023
> > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: David Peet [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2001 3:34 PM
> > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Subject: Re: [Win4Lin-users] do you have instdos7cd?
> > >
> > >
> > > In is not appropriate to run "dosinstall" in this situation.
> > > That command is now only for installing MS-DOS 6 or 7 from
> > > MS-DOS installation floppies.
> > > The install DOS from a Windows CD is an obsolete option.
> > > You need to get Windows installed, not DOS. (When Windows
> > > is installed, it automatically installs the DOS that Windows
> > > needs.)
> > >
> > > -David
> > >
> > >
> > > Michael West wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I am having trouble installing. I am working with customer
> > > support, waiting
> > > > to hear back.
> > > >
> > > > It appears that I am missing the command
> > > instdos7cd. The installer hangs
> > > > at 50% copying the cd. Per support I ran
> > > `dosinstall` from the
> > > > command line. Here is my session:
> > > > -----
> > > > Installing DOS
> > > >
> > > > Entering 0 or q at any prompt will abort the
> > > installation of DOS.
> > > >
> > > > Choose which DOS to install.
> > > >
> > > > 1: MS-DOS 6/7 (from floppies)
> > > > 2: MS-DOS 7.x (from Windows CD)
> > > > 0: None of the above. Abort installation of DOS.
> > > >
> > > > Type the item number and then press Enter: 2
> > > >
> > > > To install DOS 7 from CD the program "instdos7cd"
> > > must be used.
> > > > Refer to this command's on-line manual page for
> > > instructions.
> > > > (Type the command "man instdos7cd" to see the manual page.)
> > > > Alternatively, you may use the "Win4Lin Setup" GUI
> > > instead of instdos7cd.
> > > >
> > > > Exiting...
> > > > -----
> > > >
> > > > I am using the latest rpm and installer. I checked
> > > an old rpm and
> > > > didn't see this file. Do you have this file? Can
> > > you tell where it came
> > > > from, ie, installer vs. rpm.
> > > >
> > > > Stats:
> > > > RedHat 7.0
> > > > Kernel 2.4.5
> > > >
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