[NTLUG:Discuss] Linux boot floppy -- making it without windows or dos

[Ralph Green, Jr.]

Howdy,
  I may have some good news for you.  In recent versions of Mandrake(I
have not tried this on 10.1), Mandrake has a backup plan for those who
can't boot from CD 1.  Try booting from CD2.  It worked on a 10.0 system
where disk 1 would not boot for me.  It trundles on for a moment or two
and boots up far enough to ask you to put CD 1 back in and proceed
normally from there.
  My other suggestion is to go buy a new box of floppies.  Micro Center
frequently puts a 10 pack on sale for $1.49.
Good luck,
Ralph

On Sat, 2005-01-08 at 13:39 -0600, Peter A. Koren wrote:
> I've got a problem. I just bought the Mandrake 10.1 powerpack set and
> want to upgrade. But my computer has a bug and will not boot off of the
> CDROM because of some error, probably a faulty BIOS, even thought I set

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Good day,
Ralph Green, Jr.   <severian at pobox.com>