InfoMagic slackware CDROM installation

[Gareth R. Williams]

On Fri, 6 Jan 1995, Jim Dai wrote:

> My friend bought the latest InfoMagic CD's from GIM for $25.
> It seems that these are great stuff.
> In particular, they contain slackware distribution. We would like to
> install linux from  CD directly. There are many boot kernels
> in the slackware installation directly. I used cdnet something.
> But setup seems not able to mount the cd drive. Which kernel should I
> use? The cdrom drive has label something like SONY 31A.
> Thanks.
> 
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> Jim Dai     404-894-9139  404-894-2301(fax)
> 
	Howdy, This is a problem I ran into last week when I installed the
new infomagic. What I did was to use the Windoze boot disk maker, select 
my options, make disks and boot up on these. During the setup, I selected 
that I would like to use the cdrom to install files. I chose my 
directory, and it said "There is a problem w/ reading from the cdrom" or 
something to that effect. I was given the option to quit or go ahead anyway.
Being the neanderthal that I am, I went ahead anyway, and it worked 
just peachy. I installed the idekern, and have to figure out how to make 
the cdrom read now, I beleive it is a question of how it is mounted.
	So, if you are being put off by the first message, try to get the 
files anyhow, it worked for me..... I hope for you too.
					Later,
						Scouse