Rapidweather
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Posted: Aug. 08 2004,23:32 |
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Here is how I get loadlin to work: (Don't have to use a boot floppy)
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First, I have my /knoppix folder in my Windows 98 partition, /dev/hda1.
There, the files are:
knoppix (using my remaster, it's 65MB)
boot.img
boot.cat
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Then, I have a separate directory C:\DSL, where I have my vmlinuz, miniroot.gz, and my linux.bat file.
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When I want to start DSL, I have to first start Windows with the F8 key, and use
choice 6, which starts windows to a command prompt only without any Autoexec.bat or Config.sys.
For now, I just cd to the C:\DSL directory, and type "linux" to run the
batch file.
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I am running DSL now, so cannot get into the /dev/hda1 partition, as that
is my /cdrom directory in DSL, so I cannot show you my linux.bat file.
I will reboot into something else, maybe Windows, and post that file for you
to see in this thread.
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If you start windows normally, and just exit to a msdos prompt, then your
autoexec.bat files and config.sys files are loaded, and although DSL will
boot, "X" will not, and you'll get this error message:
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XIO: fatal IO error 104 (connection reset by peer) on X server ":0.0"
after 0 requests () known processed) with ) events remaining.
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You will not be able to use startx, and running xsetup.sh won't get you
into X either. You must start Windows without any Autoexec.bat or
Config. sys.
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Why do I have those files in my Windows 98?, I use Arachne 1.70, and
have to use them for upper memory support and mouse driver.
This machine also has Mandrake 8, and Debian 2.2 on it, with loadlin
shortcuts on the Windows 98 desktop, and also a msdos menu that can
select them, or Windows, or a msdos prompt.
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I'm using System Commander also, but the OS choices there are only
Windows, Windows prompt, and boot from floppy.
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I suppose I can start the machine to the Windows prompt, using the F8
key to get a clean (without autoexec.bat or config.sys) start, so I can
then run the linux.bat file.
Copies of the linux.bat file can be placed in C:windows, so I can start up
from there also.
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Rapidweather Remaster of DSL:
http://www.angelfire.com/ms/telegram/getting_started.html
Rapidweather Remaster of Knoppix Linux:
http://www.geocities.com/rapidweather/getting_started.html
Screenshots:
http://www.rapidweather.com/linuxcdsales.html
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