Re: floppyless installation problem
Kent West wrote:
>
> 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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CORRECT! And that would be, because Netscape decompresses the files
automatically when it downloads them. Probably also changes the name to
something the batch file is not looking for.
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John Foster
AdVance-Computing Systems
jfoster@augustmail.com
ICQ# 19460173
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