Previously (many years ago) I had to do the same thing with Slackware since I did not have an optical drive then.

The process is like this:

- Make a FAT partition - Copy all the installation files (all disks) to the FAT partition - You'll need a Kernel, a INITRD image and LOADLIN program -- Kernel and INITRD is in cd:/images/pxeboot -- You can find loadlin from the web - Boot DOS (probably via a floppy) - Use loadlin.exe to boot the linux kernel

If I remember correctly the command line was like this:

C:> LOADLIN.EXE VMLINUZ load_ramdisk=1 initrd=initrd.img RO

But please check the loadlin documentation. I have not done this for years and I am not sure if it works with CentOS.

-- sukru

Takashi Nakamura wrote:

Hi,

My computer has only primaly IDE but not secondaly. I connected a hard drive as Master and DVD-R as Slave on IDE. BIOS doesn't recognize IDE devices, but Windows XP that boots up from SATA hard drive can recognize DVD-R and can read files on the CentOS Installer Disk 1 of 4. Is it possible to start Centos4 Installer from WindowsXP? If possible, which file on Disk 1 should I click? Even if they are possible, can CentOS boot up from IDE Master hard drive? I think probably not.

Thanks in advance, Takashi Nakamura

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