Don't know how to make a Suse install disk

dev · 07-01-2002, 07:26 PM

Don't know how to make a Suse install disk.I have a newer system, but can't boot from CD-rom drive.I've tried several things, but nothing has worked yet.Any suggestions,I'm running Mandrake on my system now

fatgod · 07-03-2002, 10:02 AM

does you BIOS have boot options? you should be able to configure it to boot from CD.

Also, where did you get your suse cd's from?

dev · 07-03-2002, 05:37 PM

I tried setting the CD-rom to be the first boot device,but it still goes straight to Mandrake???
I picked a copy from comp-USA for 19.00

rshaw · 07-03-2002, 06:06 PM

you'll need two, the bootdisk plus the 1st module disk

dd if=/cdrom/disks/bootdisk of=/dev/fd0
dd if=/cdrom/disks/modules1 of=/dev/fd0

dev · 07-03-2002, 07:06 PM

I'm fairly new to linux, could you break it down a little for me?

Thanx

rshaw · 07-03-2002, 07:51 PM

sure, get two blank floppies ready, put the 1st suse cd in the cd drive and mount it, insert a floppy in the drive and mount it. then at the command line type dd if=/cdrom/disks/bootdisk of=/dev/fd0.

it copys from the infile ( if=/path/to/file) to the outfile (of=/directory/you/want/the/file/copied/to)

for normal files you could copy/paste from a GUI, but boot images have to be exact copys, so we must use the 'dd' utility at the command line.