install from harddisk

deru · 03-21-2005, 06:54 AM

halo!
i'm newbie, i had copies mandrake9.1 CDs complete to my D:\mandrake9.1\.... and then my CDs mandrake was broken, now i'm operate windows 98, but i want to install mandrake, do someone know how to install from hdd......???

thanks'''''''''

michaelk · 03-21-2005, 07:10 AM

You need to create a boot floppy disk using the hd.img. Boot your computer using the floppy disk. The installer will ask for the location of the files.

http://doc.mandrakelinux.com/Mandrak...-bootdisk.html

UV_Blue · 03-21-2005, 01:02 PM

could you boot to a cdrom instead, with just hd.img on it? (my computer doesn't have a floppy)

Intimidator · 03-21-2005, 11:16 PM

Boot with u r first Mandrake cd and at the boot prompt type
"linux askmethod" with out quotes.
then u have to specify how to continue with u r installation further.since
the installation images are in D:\ drive it will be /dev/hda5 if u r hdd is IDE Make sure that u keep iso images in "D:\" but not in "D:\mandrake9.1\...."

Hope this helps