Re: [TCLUG:2503] Redhat 5.2 upgrade

[Bob Tanner <tanner@real-time.com>]

Quoting Nan Tu (tuxx0010@tc.umn.edu):
> I downloaded Redhat 5.2 from
> ftp://ftp.real-time.com/pub/redhat/redhat-5.2/. Thanks.
> 
> I got both i386 and updates directory. I wrote both directories to a CD-R.
> I am trying to install it on my computer. But the CD is not bootable.
> 
> I would like to get the CD to boot. What should I do?
> 
> plus, i386 Dir does not have doc and misc directory. Do I also need those
> dir too?

Look for the images directory, and dd the boot.img to a floppy.

dd in=boot.img of=/dev/fd0

Boot from that floppy.

I believe there is a very detailed HOWTO install Linux at
www.redhat.com.

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