Re: Installation
Menno Scholten <m.scholten@wxs.nl> writes:
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> Hello there,
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> 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.=20
>
> 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 ).
Switch to the second console ( <alt - f2> ) and do:
<enter>
mkdir dos
mount -t msdos <partition of c> /dos
<alt - f1>
Use "mounted partition" when you are asked where the Debian Archive
resides.
Jens
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