[ltp] 760XL with a BIG HD Problem

[jeff]

On Monday 24 May 2004 04:39 pm, Adam Southerland wrote:
> Good Day...
>
> I am attempting to Install Slackware 9.1 on my 760XL but I have a
> problem...
>
> First the Floppy and CDRom are swappable. I'm not able to pause the
> booting process for the kernel to detect it.
>
> Second, the only NIC I have with me is an RTL8139 and with my Laptop,
> the 8139too driver fails so installation over NFS doesn't work...
>
> third, I have a single HD system so I can't slave the big drive to
> install Linux on..
>
> forth, Windows DOS and MS DOS and PC DOS *ALL* fail  to boot with a
> partition on the hard disk (the 6Gb limit thing) -- IBM DOS seems to
> work though (comes with PowerQuest image center) - I don't have
> enough DOS files to boot Linux from it.
>
> fifth, I could cry... Anyone have any ideas for me? (I have NOT tried
> freedos)
>
> If I can get a DOS installed I can use LOADLIN to start the Linux
> INSTALL with my CDROM drive detected... -- Note my Big Drive is a
> 10Gb Hard drive - I tried making it say it was a 4Gb with the Hitachi
> util, but DOS still didn't like it.
>
> Thanks!
> Adam

I don't know if it is still included on the CD, but if it is, just 
install zipslack and start the setup from there.