Re: Install can't make boot disk
Rich wrote:
> I get to the point in the Debian install where it asks to make a
> boot floppy. Everything else seems to be ok, but it keeps giving
> me errors when trying to create the boot disk. I'm not sure what
> the error is and I know the floppy is good because I just formatted
> it under Win98 and can create files on it. What would cause the
> Debian install to not be able to create a boot floppy?
I came across the same problem with one machine. What I did was at that
point in the installation shutdown, boot again with the debian cdrom,
and enter `linux root=/dev/hdax' at the boot prompt, with `hdax' being the
root partition to be. Then I installed a minimal system that would be
able to compile a kernel using make-kpkg, compiled a kernel, installed
it, rebooted, and continued from there. Just ask this list if you need
more specifics :)
Does anyone know what goes wrong?
HTH,
Eric
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