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Dave Bresson wrote: |
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> so i have a bit of a bootstrap problem. i'm trying to install rc3 off of |
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> the cd, however i'm installing onto an older machine (a p90) that can't |
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> boot directly from the cd. I made a floppy from the bootgrub image, |
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> however, the machine locks up shortly into the install process. The exact |
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> point is right after it has found the cd and displays a few messages (the |
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> last of which is "changine root" i believe). Anyway, the machine just |
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> sits at that point. I'd also like to note that this is a clean hard |
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> drive, so an install from an already existing os is a no go, |
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> unfortunately. I would like for the floppy/cd combo to work...has anyone |
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> seen this kind of error, or could offer some tips? |
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rc3 was optimized for i686 systems, so it does not run on pentium/k6 systems. |
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:-/ |
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We changed that in rc4 (optimized for i486), so you need the lates rc4 (pre2) |
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cd. |
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bye achim |
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> thanks, |
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> dave |
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