Boot CD required

[yossarian]

Hi all,

 

After unsuccessful upgrade from 2009.1 to 2010.0, I need to run the Free DVD and try to re-install. Since I don't have a DVD drive, I need to boot from a Mandrive boot CD and from there I'll try to install from the USB thumb drive. Does anyone know where I can find the Mandriva bootable iso? I've been searching on some Mandriva repositories and couldn't find any.

 

Thanks!

[SilverSurfer60]

Isn't Mandriva One 2010.0 a down-loadable cd .iso from the Mandriva website?

[yossarian]

Of course it is, but how can I proceed with the installation from the thumb drive once I've booted from One CD? I'm only aware of the option to do a fresh install from One.

 

I remember I once had a small (~50MB) bootable disc from which I could boot into text menu, and then I was asked to point to the iso file from which I wanted to do the rest of the boot. Then the rest of the installation continued from that file. That's what I'm looking for.

[SilverSurfer60]

Will your computer boot from a USB device?

[yossarian]

Unfortunately no. The computer is a bit old and the BIOS does not support this feature.

[K Bergen]

I see a boot.iso in install/images, that might work.

ftp://distrib-coffee.ipsl.jussieu.fr/pub/linux/MandrivaLinux/official/2010.0/i586/install/images/

 

Ken

[yossarian]

Yes, that's what I've been looking for. For some reason the server does not respond so I can't download the file. I'll look for it on other mirrors.

[jkerr82508]

If you have the DVD iso, then the boot.iso is available in the DVD iso. (in /i586/install/images). Just mount the DVD iso and navigate to the appropriate directory.

 

Jim

[yossarian]

Thanks for the tip, I wasn't aware of it. In the meanwhile I downloaded the file from the mirrors (and trying to run it as I write this message from another computer), but I'll try to remember it for next time.