Ok. I just installed last week RH 6.2 in my "old faithful" 486/66, 24 MB
RAM, 428 MB IDE hda, 2.9 GB SCSI-2 sda, and a SCSI CD-ROM (NEC).
I have had some problems using RedHat install disks in the past, so here
is one method that may help you:
1. Make a Win98 StartUp disk (not format/s one, but one of those you
make from the control panel.
2. Boot with that floppy, and select CD support from the initial menu.
3. Once the system has booted, insert your RH CD. Change to the dosutils
directory and run autoboot.bat.
This should start your install.
-Manuel.
bob jones wrote:
>
> Thanks in advance to all ...
>
> I'm still frustrated in installing any later RHL than 4.2 (!) in my
> 486. I've about given up, but I don't want to just throw the machine
> away. It just won't boot any installation floppies (images) except
> the 4.2 ones. It's not a RAM problem; it has 16MB.
>
> Can I do this the following?
>
> Boot to the RHL4.2 installation floppies with a more recent RHL, like
> 5.2, 6.1, or, soon, 6.2 in the CDROM drive ...
> Will such an install work?
>
> I suppose not. I'm really bummed out on this problem -- I just can't
> get to an understanding of what to do. The only boot floppies I have
> for this system are the 4.2 installation ones. RHL4.2 doesn't have
> the "mkboot" package, so I can't make a "rescue" set.
>
> Any help and explanations of what the problem might be would really
> be appreciated. This is a multi-boot all SCSI system that has been
> running 4.2 for a long time. RHL is on the second of the two SCSI
> hard drives.
>
> Thanks again,
>
> bob jones ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
>
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