[RHCE] Boot process changed in RHL beta
Jeremy Portzer
rhce@trilug.org
20 Feb 2003 12:46:49 -0500
On Thu, 2003-02-20 at 12:25, Jeremy Portzer wrote:
> As you can see from the README, there is just one boot floppy, and you
> need a driver disk for network installs. The other cool thing is the
> "boot.iso". I haven't played with this yet, but I think it's an
> "ISOLinux" boot CD image that will allow all methods of installation.
> So this way you can do a network install by using this special boot.iso
> -- needed if there's no floppy drive. ("Syslinux", which relies on the
> 1.44 MB El Torido floppy image, is no longer used in the 8.0.94 beta.)
To clarify, the boot floppy still uses syslinux in 8.0.94, but syslinux
is not used in the regular ISO installation CDs, or the boot.iso.
--Jeremy