See howto linked here: http://linmagazine.co.il/node/view/2837 You could also use something like a smartboot manager to boot a cd from floppy. see linked here: http://linmagazine.co.il/node/view/2056
Regards, Uri On Thu, 19 Aug 2004 15:10:00 +0300, ik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello list, > > I wish to boot a CD with Linux inside on an old computer (P120 MHz), where the > motherboard (contain > an old Award version of BIOS) does not have "Boot from CD" option. I thought to hack > it using LILO, > and make it call the book-able CD, but I'm unable to do so, because LILO keep > complaining that it's > a read only media. > > This is how I try to do it: > > other=/dev/cdrom > label="Boot from CD" > > Please note that there is only *one* cd-rom on the computer > > Can you help me with finding another way to do it, or at least point me for a place > where can I find > something on the subject (google wasn't very helpful :( ) > > Ido > -- > Aunty Entity: "Do you know who I was? Nobody. Except on the day after, I was still > alive. This > nobody had a chance to be somebody." > -- from 'Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome' > > ================================================================= > To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command > echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- -------------------- Uri Sharf, Linmagazine http://linmagazine.co.il ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
