RedHat on dual hdd's

nocturnal · 05-02-2003, 01:50 PM

i have a box with dual hdd's.
on one i have windows installed and on the other i have some games and stuff nothing really important.
the first hdd is nothing i wanna touch or mess with since i wanna keep my windows stuff.
but the second hdd i would like to install linux on.
now i have redhat 8.0 but it wont boot directly from the cd when i start it so i got a bootdisk and got into some kind of command line that starts with boot: but what should i type here to make it start from the cd and install redhat?

manthram · 05-02-2003, 01:59 PM

make a boot disk with cdrom image. use rawwritewin application in the dosutils folder on your redhat cd and boot using that disk

david_ross · 05-02-2003, 02:06 PM

Just press enter or type:
linux

then enter.

This will start a basic install - there are more advanced options if you run into problems.

nocturnal · 05-02-2003, 06:51 PM

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but it wont boot directly from the cd when i start it

i meant when i try to boot with the cd in i can't get the usual install program to start but instead the computer goes right onto win like always but when i boot with a boot disk i get a line but what do i type there...
hmm maybe you knew that but in case you didn't...
i will try to press enter and/or linux thnx a lot

david_ross · 05-02-2003, 06:53 PM

That is what I mean - at the "boot:" prompt press enter.

david_ross · 05-02-2003, 06:55 PM

PS - With CD1 in the drive too.

nocturnal · 05-03-2003, 06:33 AM

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Originally posted by david_ross
PS - With CD1 in the drive too.

ah ok now i get you

thanks a lot