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Jim Aitken wrote:
>
> I'm trying to install BasicLinux onto a hard drive 
> I took a 1gb diskdrive and create a 34mb dos partition 
> and installed dos on it so that it boots up ok. 
> 
> Then I loaded up my BasicLinux using my two floppy disks 
> and followed the instructions on the install. 

It sounds like the HD installation went OK.  However, since 
you booted BL2 from floppies to do the installation, there is 
nothing currently on the HD (DOS partition) to boot the kernel.

> Should the install create a boot.bat file on my dos partition ? 

No.  The installation routine does not touch your DOS partition.
For most users, boot.bat is already on the DOS partition (because
they originally booted BL2 from that partition, instead of using 
the floppies).

> I don't know where to find the boot.bat file.

Since you booted from floppies, you will need to copy zimage and 
loadlin.exe from the floppies to the DOS partition.  Then use a
DOS editor to create an appropriate boot.bat.  For example, if
you installed BasicLinux to /dev/hda3, then boot.bat will look
like this:
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loadlin zimage root=/dev/hda3 ro
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Cheers,
Steven