Hello there,
I have a major problem with the installation of Debian. I already have
Windows as OS but I wanted to have Linux as well. So I downloaded the
basic files for installation. My harddisk has already 2 partitions, so I
tried to install it on D:\. Next I executed the installation program.
Everything went as planned, except that I don't now how to partion D:\
again so that I can use one partition as swap disk (my first question).I
solved this problem by not using a swap disk at all ( I have 32 MB of
RAM). But I sure like to use a swap disk.
Anyway here is my major problem:
the installation program asks me for resc1440.bin wich is at my C:\
directory. How do I tell the installation program that it is there? It
first was stored at D:\ but after mounting Linux on it all the files were
erased ( this was no suprise I knew this would happen, so I made backups
).
I haven't got any ideas any more, I tried everything I know. Copying
resc1440.bin to A:\ is no sollution because it doesn't fit on a HD-disk,
and this problem also occurs with Base 2 0. I've also tried telling
Debian that it was at hda2 but it didn't work.
The last problem (for now) is the boot-disk.
The program format's a regular HD-disk but at the end it says that the
disk is write-protected. The porblem is that the disk is NOT write
protected. This problem occurs with all my disks.
If hope you can help me because I'm really desperate ( I almost threw my
PC out of the window).
Menno Scholten.
m.scholten@wxs.nl
I believe there's a way to install Debian from an existing
DOS/Win partition, but I haven't yet tried it, so I can't really give you
any info.
The easiest way is to install it from floppies. You should have five (or
so) floppy images, named something like base-1.bin, base2-bin, etc. You
should also have an image named resc1440.bin and one named drv1440.bin (I
*think* that's the name). You need one more file: rawrite2.exe (or the
older rawrite.exe). From a DOS prompt, run rawrite2. It'll ask for a
source file (such as resc1440.bin or base-1.bin, etc), and the it'll ask
for a destination drive (such as A:). This program copies the images to
the floppies so they'll fit and be readable by Linux.
Then simply boot off of the A: drive and follow the instructions.
As I said, there may be a way to install to D: from C:, but I haven't
tried it yet.
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