Re: Installing Debian 2.0 (Intel) for first time
See comments below:
> I am new to Linux & Debian, Also I am not a programmer. I have
> tried to install Debian 2.0 (Intel)from CD. I have Win98 on my 4.3GB
> hard drive so I cleared 2.4G and managed to create a 200Mg root
> partition dev/hda3, a 96MG ((is this much necessary? )swap partition
> dev/hda7 an a 2.1+GB linux partition dev/hda8 and have reached the
> "Configure Device Drivers" step; but I am unsure what settings to use.
The approach I took was to start simple. Don't try and get everything running
in one hit. Just select the serial and parallel ports. It is better to work
through hardware issues one-by-one. You don't want to be restarting the
install again and again.
Did you start the install from CD-ROM?
> Can you please let me know what I must do to get them to run in
> Linux?. Also at one attempted to install I left "Configure Device
> Drivers" blank, then when I reached the "list of access methods" in
> Dselect, when I chose cdrom it requested the "Block" I do not know
> what this is. I read the "Dselect documentation for beginners" but it
> has no mention of this. It does talk about mounting your CD could you
> explain what mounting is and how I can mount the CD drives mentioned
> above.
The exact block device depends upon your computer setup. There is no harm in
trying a few different devices. What sort of disk controllers do you have
installed? Is your CD-ROM SCSI or ATAPI. If it ATAPI, then there is a good
chance that /dev/hdb is the block device to use.
If I recall correctly you are presented with a menu showing a choice of which
device to select for the CD-ROM. I found the correct device by trial and error
as I misunderstand how my pc was setup.
> Finally can you recommend the best learning materials for learning
> how to use and get the most out of Linux ( remembering I am a beginner )
The install notes are very important. It pays to read through them very
carefully before starting any install.
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