Re: Newbie installation problems

[Alan Tam <sherab@world-net.co.nz>]

Hi Rebecca;

        I am a newbie too, I am also switching from W95 to Debian. I installed Debian
from a floppy set and its smooth -- no problem at all or alternatively if you like,
you can install it from your hard disk.

        Files to get if from floppy: (asumming your floppy is 3.5" 1.44M at drive A:)
        1. rawrite2.exe (a dos program for writing Debian image files to floppies)
        2. resc1440.bin (boot / setup disk can be created by using the rawrite2.exe)
        3. drv1440.bin (driver image)
        4. base14-1.bin to base14-5.bin (base/core program files)
        5. install.txt (or the Html page at http://www.debian.org/2.0/install.html)

        Files to get if installed from hard disk (which is also suitable for you to
copy your files from your Cheapbyte CD)
        1. resc1440.bin (in case you need to write a boot floppy)
        2. drv1440.bin
        3. base2_0.tgz (core program files)
        4. root.bin
        3.loadlin.exe
        4. install.bat
        5. linux
        6.install.txt or install.html

        All the above files or information can be obtained in
http://www.debian.org/2.0/install.html#Installation

        Enjoy





Rebecca Naylor wrote:

> Wondering if someone could help me.....I'm trying to change over from Win
> 95 to Debian, which would be fine if I could actually get the latter
> installed. I'm using a Cheapbytes CD, and BIOS is set up to boot from the
> CD drive. I press ENTER at the boot prompt, and a lot of technical info
> flashes past on the screen, before everything comes to a complete halt. No
> bootlog, since I can't actually get that far, so excuse my vague explanations!
>
> I did manage to write down what was on screen at the time:
>
> Ramdisk driver initialized: 16 ramdisks of 4096K size
> loop: registered device at major 7
> hda: SAMSUNG VG34323A (4.32GB) gq033, 4124MB w/496KB cache, VHS=525/255/63
> hdb: CD-ROM 24x/AKOx, ATAP CDROM drive
> hdc: WdC AC31000H, 1033MB w/128KB cache, CHS=2100/16/63
> hdd: M1614TA, 1040MB w/64KB cache, CHS=2114/16/63
> ide0 at 0x1f0-0x1f7, 0x3f6 on irq 14
> ide1 at 0x170-0x177, 0x3f6 on irq 15
> Floppy drive(s): fd0 is 1.44M
> FDC is a post-1991 82077
> md driver 0.35 MAX_MD_DEV=4, MAX_REAL=8
>
> At which point everything just stops. No reboot, no error message. I left
> it for 10 minutes one time, and nothing happened.
> My setup is:
>
> AMD K6 2 300
> Samsung 4.32 GB IDE HD
> Western digital 1GB IDE HD (that I want to put Debian on)
> M1614TA IGB IDE HD
> Philips 24x CDROM
> Soundblaster clone
> Cirrus Logic 5436 PCI display adapter
> Samsung Syncmaster 3 monitor
>
> No SCSI cards/HDs, and I don't have any of the hardware mentioned in the
> boot help options. I checked the Linux Hardware Compatability FAQ, and I
> don't seem to have any hardware that could cause a problem as far as I
> know. What am I missing? Why does it stop straight after the "md driver"
> line? It's probably something really obvious that I'm overlooking...I'd be
> really grateful for any help.
>
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