Using Update Disks

To use an update disk for Red Hat Linux, you need your original boot media as well as an additional floppy to write the update disk to. See below for instructions on how to write the image to a floppy. Then, boot with your boot media and type 'linux updates' at the boot prompt. Insert the updates floppy disk when prompted by the installer.

Instructions for Linux

Under Linux, to write the image to the floppy, use the following command.

dd if=updates.img of=/dev/fd0 bs=1440k

Instructions for Windows

To write the image under Windows, you may first need to rename the file so that it fits an 8.3 pattern. Then, run rawrite from the dosutils/ subdirectory of your Red Hat Linux CD and give the filename and floppy drive location when prompted.