Chris Dion wrote: > Hi all, hope this is the right list for this problem. > > I'm trying to do a floppyless instalation of the base linux system from > DOS using LoadLin. I've downloaded the following files: > > resc1440.bin, > drv1440.bin, > base2_1.tgz, > root.bin, > linux, > install.bat > and loadlin.exe. > > Following the instructions @ > http://www.debian.org/releases/slink/i386/ch-install-methods.en.html#s-install-drive, > > I rebooted into DOS mode and ran the batch file, but loadlin returned > the error 'not an image file'. I tried downloading the 'linux' image > file again, just to be safe, but that didn't help. Oddly enough, I used > this method to install Linux on my computer a couple months ago, and it > worked like a charm. Is it possible the the image file on the web site > is corrupt? > > Thanks, > > Chris Dion
Although I've only done this about three times, it seems that everytime I have this error it's because I downloaded the "linux" file from within Netscape. If I ftp it down, that seems to fix the problem.
