[ale] install on a maxtor ata/100/20 gig disk

[Armsby John-G16665]

I finally said "uncle" on the recompile the kernel idea.  I then went to the Mandrake home page, downloaded the 8.0 iso image ( about 240 meg) and burned a CD.  Yes, I am on a T1 line.  I had problems trying to download their SRPM iso, so I ended up downloading it from the Ga. Tech. mirror site and burning a CD.  NOT that I have an obsessive compulsive disorder BUT, I also downloaded the install iso CD from Ga. Tech  ( about 210 meg).  mmmmmm

All downloads completed normally, no time outs, etc.  When I burned the CDs, I view of the "properties" of the CD reveal the same number of bytes on both installation disks.... mmmmmm.....

When I started to install mandrake, mandrake was able to "see" my ATA attached disk (hde1).... hooray!  Both installations bombed out, complaining that part of the installation package was missing (from the CD).


I have two questions


1.  Is the size of the iso image which is downloaded unrelated to the byte size of the installation CD advertised on the mirror sites?

2.  Given that an iso image is a form of "zip", has anyone burned an image and found it to be "short"?  I burned the CD using ADAPTEC easy CD creator, selecting the disk image (iso) option.  Seemed to work fine.

John



-----Original Message-----
From: Marc [mailto:marct at mindspring.com]
To: ale at ale.org
Sent: Monday, June 11, 2001 12:59 PM
To: Armsby John-G16665
Cc: 'ale at ale.org'
Subject: RE: [ale] install on a maxtor ata/100/20 gig disk




On Mon, 11 Jun 2001, Armsby John-G16665 wrote:
> Complile and when you boot of the custom kernel the name the disk
> on the add-in card will be /dev/hda[1234]
> 
> 2.  If I can "see" the disk, then copy a bootable image to that disk.
> 
> 3.  Go to Boot Magic, and add it as a menu option.
> 
> 4.  Crank up the other disk from a boot up,..... If linux works, I can
> then do what I want.  I plan to install taper, and restore my linux
> from disk 1 to my now bootable disk2.


        Actually under this senario I'd do this assuming you have
        a little experience fooling with linux.  The basic idea:
        1) Install the add-in card and drive 
        2) Make the kernel with a "make bzdisk" on the existing setup
           This will make you a boot floppy with the new kernel
        3) Check with "/sbin/rdev /dev/fd0" that root=/dev/hdaX
        4) boot "rescue" from a install cd of you distro
        5) fdisk /dev/hde (the new drive) to your desired partitions
        6) mkext2fs /dev/hde[1234] to make filesystems on the new disk
        7) Then mount each filesystem and copy it to the new disk 
           with "cp -a * /new"  This is a direct IDE->IDE copy and will
           work very fast, and you don;t have to worry about the tape 
           software install, etc. 
        8) "sync" and unmount the partitions, shutdown the machine
        9) Boot with the floppy, it should find the add-in card and
           the new drive.
        10) Put the new kernel in lilo, or bootmagic etc and reboot
            without the flopy.


        But thats me.  Do whatever your most comfertable with :-)


        --marct
        marct at mindspring.com


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