Re: SMB installation

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On 11 Sep 99, at 0:53, Robert G. Brown wrote:

> >On Redhat, the boot diskette images are in the "/images" 
directory
> >on the CD.  I don't know about Mandrake, I've never tried it.
> 
> Assuming that Mandrake has copied Red Hat in this regard (and 
would someone
> say something if you know they haven't), the images are in the 
/images di-
> rectory, with "boot.img" being the standard boot disk, 
"bootnet.img" is the
> "network boot" disk (probably the one you're looking for) and 
"supp.img" is
> the "supplemental" disk.  Make all three, then try the 
"bootnet.img" disk.
> 
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Thankyou everybody for your responses.  I think I'm pointed in the 
right direction now, though I won't be able to try any of this for a 
couple of days.  I think I'll go with the supplemental disk that Mr. 
Brown mentioned, as I'm not trying to install over a network and the 
docs mention a "second installation disk".  I'm thinking second = 
supplemental.  I'll find out and let you all know.

FYI:  Mandrake is very similar to Red Hat, 99.99% similar 
according to thier literature.  I couldn't tell you anything concrete 
about similarities or differences as this is the only Linux distribution 
I have experience with.  

I do know that Mandrake has put a lot of focus on ease of 
installation, making the "getting started" phase easier, which, as I 
understand it, is what makes most people decide that Linux isn't 
worth the hassle.





-- Tim

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