Re: [Rule-list] problem with update disk

[Benoit Mortier]

Le Vendredi 22 Février 2002 00:03, vous avez écrit :

> Since I got similar problems with the boot.img first, too, due to bad
> floppys (I *hate* floppies!) I tried several approaches... Just saw a
> updates.tar, downloaded it and will try.

the floppy is a better idea. easiest to make, break, make break...;-)
>
> Any idea on how to use a CD instead of floppies? Especially useful if it
> works on Windows, too, since the burner is at work, and there I only
> have Windows...

anayway here is the method is used when devon said mke2fs-ed a disk and copy 
to it

1) su -
2) mke2fs -v /dev/fd0
3) mkdir /mnt/rule
3) mount updates.img /mnt/rule -o loop
4) mount /mnt/floppy
5) cd /mnt/rule
6) cp -dpRvf * /mnt/floppy
7) umount /mnt/floppy
8) umount /mnt/rule


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