Re: Installation methode
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- Cc: wlovett@bellsouth.net (wlovett)
- Subject: Re: Installation methode
- From: surak@imsa.edu
- Date: Wed, 10 Mar 1999 21:03:30 -0600 (CST)
- Message-id: <199903110303.VAA14225@afri.edu.>
- In-reply-to: <19990311022157.14261.qmail@murphy.debian.org> from "debian-user-digest-request@lists.debian.org" at Mar 11, 1999 02:21:57 AM
> I was looking though the readme files namely the 'dselect', I read that
> the method of I had chosen was one of the less desire. I had placed
> every thing in a directory on my DOS Partition, and was ready to go.
> In the section on floppies it states that a Zip would be better. I have
> a parport Imation 120 Zip. Does the rescue disk 1440 have the drivers
> for the Zip? In the event that the disk does have the necessary drivers,
> do I just raw copy the Debian to the Zip in Windows 98?
> I am new to Linux. I have down loaded up Ramlinux from my DOS Partition
> using loadlin, and tested it in expectation of loading Debian that way.
> I have loaded Cramdisk2_04MB_ppa, but the program can't find the Zip.
I've done a few Debian installs from DOS Partitions and haven't encountered
a single problem. It'll probably be much easier (not to mention a bit
faster) if you go ahead and install it the way you first intended. Hdd
installation is a perfectly fine method of installing Debian (2.1). Too bad
I can't say the same thing about RedHat. :D
> One last question, I use Flips to partition my hard drive into two main
> sections, during installation will i be able to set up the other
> partition for root, usr and swap?
> Woodrow
Yes, during the installation it will ask you to partition and
activate/mount said partitions.
Hope that helps,
Alan Liu
surak@imsa.edu
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