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RE: Boot disk - Loading Boot failed



>I am trying to install Linux for the first time, and it stops really fast
>:) I used rawrite3 to make the boot and supp disk, and when I boot
>with the boot disk I get the screen where I push enter to boot. It
>then gives me the message Loading Boot failed. I have tried with
>different disks but with the same results. Have I forgotten
>something or done something wrong?

   Assuming the file is good, <it wouldn't hurt to download it again>
you may have a boot virus on the machine you are making the boot floppy
on, or the machine you are trying to install to.  Odd things happen when
you try to start a real OS with a virus in memory.

			Lee