RE: Boot disk - Loading Boot failed

[Mark Clark <Mark.Clark@halliburton.com>]

I found that I often have problems when I use NT
to do the rawrite.  It may be just the box I have 
here but it happens often enough to make me
suspicious.

-- /\/\ark

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	VANPOECK Steven (MLN) [SMTP:SVANPOECK@focal.fr]
> Sent:	Monday, March 15, 1999 2:55 AM
> To:	independence-l@independence.seul.org
> Subject:	RE: Boot disk - Loading Boot failed
> 
> For what it's worth:
> 
> I had a similar problem on several occasions, and each time the problem
> was due to the fact I used a already-used-and-reformatted floppy with
> rawrite.
> 
> In all cases, using a brand new, never-before-used floppy did the trick
> and the install procedure worked fine.
> 
> 
> Hope this helps !
> 
> 
> Steven Van Poeck.
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:	jfm2@club-internet.fr [SMTP:jfm2@club-internet.fr]
> > Sent:	dimanche 14 mars 1999 12:09
> > To:	independence-l@independence.seul.org
> > Subject:	Re: Boot disk - Loading Boot failed
> > 
> > 
> > > 
> > > I am trying to install Linux for the first time, and it stops really
> > fast 
> > > :) I used rawrite3 to make the boot and supp disk, and when I boot 
> > > with the boot disk I get the screen where I push enter to boot. It 
> > > then gives me the message Loading Boot failed. I have tried with 
> > > different disks but with the same results. Have I forgotten 
> > > something or done something wrong?
> >  
> >