Gary Young wrote: > > In attempting to install Debian 2.1 from resc1440 > floppy onto an HP intel box with SCSI disks that > had run Windows-NT, I get the error: > "RAMDISK: Compressed image found at block 0" > and the boot stops. > > Apparently the computer had a compressed C: drive or > partition when it had windows-NT as the operating > system. > > (I attempted to do a "boot:floppy" but after > I insert the root diskette, it gets a protection fault.) > > Is there a work around for the "compressed image" > problem, or am I missing something about Linux with > SCSI drives. > > Gary Young
Gary, I will respond quickly in order to give you something to try while some GURU gives you the real answer later in the day. My experience with RAMDISK: errors have always been floppy disk errors. Some where in a HOWTO it says to use NEW disks for the boot/root disks. While I don't think I have ever used NEW disks for this task I do throw disks away at the first sign a trouble. So untill somebody else speaks up try a different disk. Later, Ray -- Get Linux... Debian GNU/Linux <http://www.debian.org>
