Re: Missing base14-x.bin files in /disks-i386/current dir
On Mon, 6 Jul 1998, Syed Huq wrote:
> ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/stable/disks-i386/current/
>
> All the files are there except base14-1.bin ... base14-6.bin. Instead of
> these, I see the files base-1.bin ... base-5.bin.
>
> Q1)Should I download the base-1.bin ... base-5.bin instead of the missing
> base14-1.bin ... base14-6.bin ? My floppy drive is 1.44MB.
ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/hamm/main/disks-i386/current/
It's not stable yet. I think the instructions need a little touch up.
> I intend to buy a Debian CD and install from there. What was not clear in
> the 'Installing Debian Linux 2.0' documentation is if I still need to
> use all the floppies mentioned in section6.1 or are all these files for a
> floppy installation only.
I guess this may be considered a bit confusing (it's hard to tell when
you've done it several times). If you have the cd, all of these files
will be one it. You will need the resc1440 and drv1440 disks. "root"
isn't needed for 1.44 disks, and you only need the tecra for goofy
laptops. You can mount your cdrom and access base2.0.tgz from there. Ok,
I guess it is a little confusing. The nice thing about the cd is that you
can do a 0 floppy install by clicking on the install.bat if you have dos.
Also, newer systems can boot from the cdrom, acheiving the same effect.
HTH,
Brandon
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