Does anyone know how to get it to recognize the external cdrom connected via parallel port?

Do you want it bootable or non-bootable. Because bootable is not possible.

Originally posted by jayglate
Do you want it bootable or non-bootable. Because bootable is not possible.

I need both.

I want it bootable because I want to install Linux at boot up.

I want to be able to mount it to install rpm from cdrom to the server.


:cool:

The bootable CANNOT be done. The rpm part. can.

Do you still want directions?

Originally posted by jayglate
The bootable CANNOT be done. The rpm part. can.

Do you still want directions?

Yes.

How do you mount an external cdrom?

:cool:

http://sole.infis.univ.trieste.it/~drzeus/rh_pcd.html

here is should be able to boot the cdrom with a floppy

http://mobilix.org/Mobile-Guide.db/mobile-guide-p1c3s11-from-a-parallel-port-cd-drive.html

http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/CDROM-HOWTO.html

These should help ALOT.

Thank you very much, jayglate
:D

We try to please. :)

Originally posted by Asia

I want to be able to mount it to install rpm from cdrom to the server.
:cool:

Once installed and networking is up, you don't need to carry around an external CDROM just to install RPM. It is much simpler to install it from the network.

It is also possible to install RedHat from the network, you only need to carry around a floppy disk instead of a CDROM drive :)

Originally posted by priyadi


Once installed and networking is up, you don't need to carry around an external CDROM just to install RPM. It is much simpler to install it from the network.

It is also possible to install RedHat from the network, you only need to carry around a floppy disk instead of a CDROM drive :)

That reminds me..I was trying to copy bootnet.img from the RedHat CD to a floppy - but the floppy is too small? :(