trying to get an ISO disk to work

[tom boucher]

I suspect this may be an easy fix, but I am not sure. I have a set of FC3 ISO disks. They do work since I am currenetly using them on this computer. I am trying to set it up on another computer. The computer will only boot from the A or C drive. I have to use a Win98 boot disk so that I can gain access to the E: drive for the CD. The drive does work and I am able to view files and directories. However, I can not get the CD to start so that I can load the OS. Any options? I do not see any other way to do it. I am thinking I have to simply type in the correct info at the prompt, but I have no idea. Any help appreciated. TOM

[junme]

have a look at smartbootmanager great for this sort of thing
http://btmgr.webframe.org/index.php3?body=about.html

[tom boucher]

thanks for the info. I will take a look. TOM

[tom boucher]

No, did not work. Any other ideas?

[dylunio]

Isn't there a floppy image within the FC3 disks so you can create an initial boot floppy, i think the code for this is:

dd of=/mnt/cdrom/bootdisk.img of=/dev/fd0 bs=1024

replacing /mnt/cdrom/bootdisk.img with the path to the bootdisk image on the FC3 cd.

hope this works;

dylunio

[tom boucher]

How would I go about making that? It sounds pretty foriegn to me. I am not looking for a step by step, but something in really new guy terms to get me going. It sounds like it is worth a try. Is that done right from the FC3 CD? Thanks, TOM

[dylunio]

I've never done this, but this link tells you how to do it in windows http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/top...t=floppy+image

In linux use the dd command to copy it, something like this I think

dd of=/mnt/cdrom/bootdisk.img of=/dev/fd0 bs=1024

Please correct me if I am wrong;

dylunio

[tom boucher]

I'll give it a try. Thanks.