LINUX ROOTDISKS The Linux "rootdisk" contains the actual installation software. You use a bootdisk to load it into your system and begin the installation. You'll probably want to use either the color or the umsdos disk to install Linux depending on whether you'll be installing it in its own partition. README Detailed descriptions of the root disk images. Now, choose one of the boot disk images below. Hitting ENTER will create a boot disk in drive A: color.bat This is the disk you'll want to use to install Linux onto its own partition. umsdos.bat This is the disk used to install Linux into an existing MS-DOS partition (for example, into a C:\LINUX directory) text.bat This is a text-based disk that installs Linux into its own partition. This disk's text interface might be a little harder to use than the color disk, but better diagnostics are printed, and you can scroll back to look at messages with Shift-PageUp. pcmcia.bat This text-based rootdisk is used to install Linux via PCMCIA ethernet. rescue.bat This is a disk with an editor (vi), lilo, e2fsck, and other utilities useful for repairing a misconfigured Linux system. If you ever get locked out of your system for some reason, you can use this disk to mount your Linux partitions and fix the problems. Extra documentation: -------------------- README.UMS Notes about installing using the umsdos rootdisk. README_T.APE Instructions for installing from tape.