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  From: Benjamin Close <linux@senet.com.au>
  To  : Peter Georgaras <pgeorgar@chariot.net.au>
  Date: Sat, 26 Jun 1999 17:04:36 +0930 (CST)

Re: Linux installation error...

On Fri, 25 Jun 1999, Peter Georgaras wrote:

> Hi.  I'm new on the Linux scene and, despite reading up all the FAQ's and
> documentation, am baffled as to where I've gone wrong.
> 
> During the Linux install (using boot-disk), I get the following message/error:
> 
> "Loading: initrd.img.........Boot failed"
> 
> Any ideas as to what is happening and how it can be rectified would be most
> appreciated.
> 
<SNIP>

It sounds like that disk may be faulty.
If your using redhat then you can start the install in two other ways.
1 - boot directly off the CD (may not be possible with your bios)
2 - provided you have the dos drivers installed for you cd drive, go to
dos mode and type:

d:                (or the letter of your cd drive)
cd \dosutils
autoboot

This will start the install off the cd.

Cheers,
--

* Benjamin Close
* Benjsc@senet.com.au
* Web Page: http://users.senet.com.au/~benjsc




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