Re: Architecture
On Sun, 17 Jun 2001, ¤ º §©Ø±±¥ º ¤ wrote:
>
> hello again,
>
> i don't have linux installed yet. that is why i wanted to find out what my
> architecture was.
>
> the system that i am planning to install on is a 133mhz. so i am assuming
> that this is an i386 architecture.
>
> another question i have is what i am supposed to download. i am going
> through the australian server.
>
> http://ftp.au.debian.org/pub/debian/dists/stable/main/disks-i386/current/
>
> that is the url that i am currently at. am i in the right directory? if so,
> what do i do from here to download the files needed for installation?
>
> Your help is much appreciated.
>
> Scott.
Every information you need is in the README file and in the doc/
directory.
But to start you up:
You need to download the images from images-1.44 and write it do floppy's.
You can use the programs in the directory dosutils/.
The least you need are:
rescue.bin - boot with this floppy
root.bin - insert this floppy when asked: this is the installation
program
Then you can choose: you can download drivers# and base2_2# and write them
to floppys. This is the easiest method if you are a newbie to Linux.
Alternatively, you can download the two gzipped archives, but you must be
able to play with the installation program if you want to do this.
For example, if you are on a lan with connection to the internet you must
be able to configure your network card and download the stuff. If you burn
the files on a cdrom, you must know how to mount the cd.
After the first stage install, your computer reboots and starts Linux,
together with the secound stage install. During this install you can set
up a ppp connection to your ISP or use the lan to retreive the rest of
your Linux installation.
Hope this helps,
Sebastiaan
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