Bug#64976: marked as done (help - stuck in sloppy installation)
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Package: boot-floppies
Version: 2.1.12
architecture: i386
model: 486DX33
memory: 8 Meg RAM
scsi: none
cd-rom: none
network card: ne2000 compatible
pcmcia: none
Hi,
When I am installing Debian on my 486 using floppies I got stuck in
the "Install Operating System Kernel and Modules" step of the Rescue
Floppy. I have passed the partitioning of the primary Linux and swap.
But the "Install Operating System Kernel and Modules" step (after the
"Initialize a Linux partition" step) asked for the Rescue Floppy to be
placed in /dev/fd0. I never take the floppy out since cold boot so
I select /dev/fd0, select "Continue", but I have the following message
"Mount failed - This is not the Rescue Floppy. Please place the rescue
floppy in the first drive and try again"
I cant seemed to pass this step, I tried "safe" image of the rescue disk
to no avail. I am stuck! Please help
TIA,
Jang
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Ok. Good. Closing the bug then.
>>>>> "JJJ" == JJJ <jang@bigpond.com> writes:
JJJ> Karl M. Hegbloom wrote:
>>
>> >>>>> "JJJ" == JJJ <jang@bigpond.com> writes:
>>
JJJ> "Mount failed - This is not the Rescue Floppy. Please place the rescue
JJJ> floppy in the first drive and try again"
>>
JJJ> I cant seemed to pass this step, I tried "safe" image of the rescue disk
JJJ> to no avail. I am stuck! Please help
>>
>> Are you sure it's the "rescue" floppy that's in the drive, and not
>> the "root" floppy?
JJJ> Karl
JJJ> Thanks for the E-Mail. I have solved the problem. Would you believe that
JJJ> the BIOS setting was such that my 1.4 Meg floppy drive was read as 1.2
JJJ> Meg.
JJJ> It did not complain when LILO kicks in, but when it look to install the
JJJ> base,
JJJ> the wrong setting took its toll.
JJJ> I look carefully at the BIOS set-up and finally changed it. I am now
JJJ> running Debian
JJJ> quite happily (All I need now is more disk space :) )
JJJ> Thanks again.
JJJ> Jang
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