RE: UDB boot partion question

["Brian E.W. Wood" <beww intac com>]

On 14-May-98 Christopher Beck wrote:
> 
> Hello all,
> 
> I just got on this list today.  I am a complete neophyte in computers in
> general and installing linux in particular, although I am comfortable
> working in linux.  I am trying to install Redhat linux on a universial
> desktop box (multia).  The old SCSI died and we bought a new one and I put
> in in, but the udb usually comes from the factory with winndows NT on it
> or something, anyway there is really no software on this thing at all
> right now.  I am trying to boot from a floppy with a Noname image as my
> boot disk.  However, there is a boot setup menu on the udb which I can't
> figure out.  there are 2 partitions to set up: one for the boot selection
> which I set to be the floppy drive (my reasoning is that is where I am
> booting from right?).  Then I am asked to enter the osloader and name.  I
> don't know what this means so I don't know what to tell it (blush).  Then
> I'm asked wheter the os is in the same partion as the osloader.  Again, I
> am not sure what to say.  I was thinking that booting from a disk writes a
> mini-os on to the scsi, but maybe this only happens once you actually boot
> and get the CD-ROM involved to actually write the kernel on to the hard
> drive!?  I know I am not asking these questions in a way that makes much
> sense, but does anyone know how these boot selection prompts should be
> set?

Last time I looked there was a very good step-by-step procedure for installing
RedHat on a UDB at DCG's website (http://www.dcginc.com).


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Brian E.W. Wood  beww@intac.com