On 4/29/05, bruce <bedouglas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > hi.. > > i tried to create a floppy bootdisk on a RH8 system. when i insert the > floppy and reboot, i get the 'boot' prompt. however, when i enter 'linux > askmethod' the system goes ahead and continues to reboot, using the current > RH operating system. the system never starts the installation process for > the new FC. i used the following command to create the boot disk. > > am i lacking/misunderstanding something? > Yes. RH8 is very different from FC3. For starters, the kernel in RH8 could be made to fit on a floppy. The same cannot be said for FC3. If you just are having trouble booting to the CD, put Smart Boot Manager on a floppy and use that to boot the CD.
