I've not seen RH do this but SuSE makes CD #2 a 1.44 boot image.
On Monday 29 July 2002 19:54, wchast@utilpart.com wrote:
> Folks;
> I have noticed a irritating thing with some Toshiba laptops, the
> things will not boot from a linux CD. I am trying to load RH 7.3 on a
> Toshiba Portege 7010CT, I can still a XP or 2K boot CD in there and
> the silly thing will see it and boot right up, but if I stick a LINUX
> cd in there no joy. Has anyone seen this behavior with these
> machines, I have also noticed it with the Tecras and some other
> Toshiba laptops.
>
> If I have to I will create a boot disk and do it that way but I would
> like to walk about it, by way I have checked the bios and it does
> check the CD before the HD, and in fact I know since I have stuck
> other bootable CD's in the machine (XP, 2K and 98) and watched it
> find them and boot on them.
>
> I have to use RH (that is what the company gave me) and I have to use
> either a tecra or a portege, (also company machines)
>
> Any ideas beyond doing the install with a boot disk?
>
>
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