Re: floppyless installation problem
Chris Dion wrote:
> Hi all, hope this is the right list for this problem.
>
> I'm trying to do a floppyless instalation of the base linux system from
> DOS using LoadLin. I've downloaded the following files:
>
> resc1440.bin,
> drv1440.bin,
> base2_1.tgz,
> root.bin,
> linux,
> install.bat
> and loadlin.exe.
>
> Following the instructions @
> http://www.debian.org/releases/slink/i386/ch-install-methods.en.html#s-install-drive,
>
> I rebooted into DOS mode and ran the batch file, but loadlin returned
> the error 'not an image file'. I tried downloading the 'linux' image
> file again, just to be safe, but that didn't help. Oddly enough, I used
> this method to install Linux on my computer a couple months ago, and it
> worked like a charm. Is it possible the the image file on the web site
> is corrupt?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Chris Dion
Although I've only done this about three times, it seems that everytime I have this
error it's because I downloaded the "linux" file from within Netscape. If I ftp it down,
that seems to fix the problem.
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