Fwd: Re: Installation
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> Date: Wed, 23 Sep 1998 18:58:07 +0100
> To: Kent West <kent.west@infotech.acu.edu>
> From: Larry Fried <lfried@llnl.gov>
> Subject: Re: Installation
>
> I just performed such an installation, so I might be able to help a little,
> despite my newbie status with Linux.
>
> At 07:38 PM 9/23/98 -0500, you wrote:
>
>>
>> >At 10:54 PM 9/23/1998 +0000, Menno Scholten wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> >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.
>>
>
>
> You can create up to 4 primary partitions with the dos FDISK command or
> partition magic.
> Partition magic is much better if you have it, since it will allow you to
> resize
> existing partitions. Make 1 partition for Linux root, and 1 for swap. You
> can
> also create partitions during linux install with the linux fdisk program.
>
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> >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 ).
>>
>
>
>>
>>>
>>> The C: disk can be accessed as /dev/hda1. I put all the files in a
>>> directory called
>>> "debian" on my C disk. The linux install will prompt you for the
partition
>>>
>>> for the installation files. Point it to this partition. Give it the
>>> "debian" directory
>>> when it asks which directory to use. (/dev/hda1/debian)
>>>
>>> >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.
>>
>
> <<<<
> Can't help you here.
> >>>>
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> If hope you can help me because I'm really desperate ( I almost threw
my PC
>>> out of the window).
>>>
>>> Menno Scholten.
>>>
>>> <<mailto:m.scholten@wxs.nl>mailto:m.scholten@wxs.nl>m.scholten@wxs.nl
>>
>
>
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