Well sounds like there are quiet a few newbie posts on the boards, so I thought I'd add to it.
I'm creating a multiple boot test box, with multiple OS installed. I am installing windows 2k, windows server 2003, and Mandrake linux 10.0 (Windows partitions are for testing the windows network, and the mandrake partion is for my use)
I am currently using 2 SATA hard drives that are configured with RAID 0 to form one hard drive. I have then partitioned it into a 20gb (win2k), 20gb(win03), 12gb(linux), and a 12gb dump drive.
I've downloaded the 3 Mandrake linux install .iso files and burned them to cd. The install claims that the cd will boot, but I have not had any sucess with it booting correctly. The directory structure of the install cd came as follows:
CD Label (10.0-Official-Download-1)
: DOC :
: DOSUTILS :
: IMAGES :
: ISOLINUX :
: MANDRAKE :
: MISC :
CD Label (10.0-Official-Download-2)
: BOOT :
: MANDRAKE :
CD Label (10.0-Official-Download-3)
: MANDRAKE :
The root of all of the CD's are pretty much blank except for the first one which contains a few readme files and a file (pkg-10.0-Official-download-i586.idx)
I've defaulted to using the Floppy install instead. Using the rawwritewin executable I created a floppy using their suggested img file (cdrom.img) which is stored in the image folder on the first cd. I followed their directions to the letter in the install.txt file for this. Upon reboot, the install seemed to start to work.
Then it prompted me to select the Cd-rom I wished to use for install. I selected the cd-rom that contained the 1st cd and confirmed. However it then promted me saying that it could not find a valid mandrake install on the cd. I then tried all 3 of the cd's that I burned to no avail. I then switch to the other cd-rom and tried all 3 again, and still no luck.
So I am curious as to what I have done wrong? I have followed the supplied directions to the letter and it keeps giving me trouble.
My guess is that the ISOs that I recieved are not properly setup and require the isolinux folder's contents to be at the root of the cd. Can anyone else think of something wrong with my install?
