See Alan's message, and if that doesn't work for some reason you might try it with parameter "bs=512" instead of "bs=1440k" Robert N. Eaton wrote: > Hi All, > > Trying to install Kubuntu (because I get along better with KDE than > Gnome), I have run into a frustrating problem. I downloaded and burned > the .iso file, but the cdrom would not boot. I checked the BIOS to > make sure that it could boot from a cdrom (seemingly no problem.) > > In the information in the .iso file the Smart Boot Manager was > described as a way out of this dilemma. I quote: "Then, instead of > booting on the CD directly, you can create a Smart Boot Manager floppy > image by using the sbm.bin disk image. You can create this floppy > with rawrite (under DOS) or with dd (under Linux)." This seemed like a > good idea, so I tried, and tried, and tried. > > I've read man dd over and over, for all the good it's done me (Man, > this does not compute.)(Sorry, couldn't resist.) The problem stems > from the fact that sbm.bin is 1474560 bytes, a litle much for a 1.44 > meg floppy--thus dd. > > I really don't understand how to use dd in this (or any other) case. > > Help. > > Bob Eaton > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > -- Darrin Chandler dwchandler@stilyagin.com http://www.stilyagin.com/ --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss