installation problems - Help will be appreciated

[Richard Irving]

Might I suggest cdrecord to rip your CD image ?


Don't forget to -pad it.




Mike Barnes wrote:
> On Wed, 29 Sep 2004 14:40:52 +0200, Padiyath Sreekumaran
> <kumar.padiyath at psi.ch> wrote:
> 
>>   1. mkisofs -o disc1.iso -r -V disc1 AC-0.9-disc1.iso
>>   2. used xcdroast command on linux to write to CD
> 
> 
> Step 1 would be your issue - there's no need for running mkisofs. The
> images are already CD filesystems. What you've now got is a CD
> containing a single file - the AC-0.9-disc1.iso image itself.
> 
> Skip 1, go right to step 2. Just point it at the AC-0.9-disc1.iso file
> instead of the disc1.iso you generated before.
> 
> No need to specify the file and root filesystem flags in SRM, either.
> There are predefined options in aboot on the CD. As -fl options go ...
> 
> -fl 0     Normal install, graphical mode
> -fl 1     Normal install, serial console
> -fl 2     Text-mode install
> -fl 3     Boot "rescue" mode
> 
> Mostly, "boot dka<whatever> -fl 0" will get you by. If your graphics
> card isn't up to the task, go with "-fl 2".
> 
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