[lug] Install RedHat on Flight Computer

j davis davis_compz at hotmail.com
Mon Nov 18 16:01:46 MST 2002


thanks,
jd

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>
>
>Hi,
>
>I'm having some troubles with installing redhat linux 7.3
>on a flight computer.
>
>The flight computer is a 686 on a PC/104 board.  It has a
>flash hard disk, 32MB.
>
>I need to install RTLinux Pro. on it, however, in order to
>do that I need an underlying linux OS.  So, I've tried
>a CD-ROM install connected by an IDE cable to the board.
>
>However, even though the BIOS recognizes the CD and it boots
>from the CD.  During the RedHat installation, the installer
>asks where the install packages are and only gives the hard
>drive as an option, that is it doesn't seem to see the CD.
>
>Has anyone else encountered this prob?
>
>Any suggestions, would be greatly appreciated!
>
>Thanks,
>
>Anik
>

wow! what a cool project! can you hook up a second hardrive for install?

jd

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