Help on getting a Compaq Presario 900 series up and...

Hi all,

I managed to install rh 8.0 on a presario 900 by booting on a "linux
on a floppy" distrib. Mine was tomsbrt (or something like that).

Once booted, create a new ext2 partition (at least 3 cds have to be
copied on it) using fdisk and mkfs.ext2. Then copy your 3 rh cds on
the new partition :

cat /dev/hdc
Yes, the cdrom drive works with tomsbrt !

This will create the 3 cd isos on the partition. Be aware, the
filenames have to be exactly the same as the files you downloaded from
the net. (Can't remember, I made this a few weeks ago).

Then you may be able to boot on your rh cd1 and choose install from
hard drive. Just select your partition and the installer automatically
finds the 3 isos (from their names).

David Helleboid

ps: I had to add the "nomce" option on the boot command line (boot
from the cd). The boot process hangs (chipset issue?) if you don't
specify this option.
ps2: The cdrom drive doesn't work after installation (even with a
fresh 2.4.19 ) I didn't work on this since a few weeks, don't
hesitate to mail your ideas ;-)