Debian 2.0 Install
>I'm a Linux beginer and i try since 2 days to install >linux system on
>my
>IBM machine. All process run well until the dselect >program. I don't
>know there what to do. I suppose that all packages are >located on
>CDrom.
>SO I
>choose Access 'CDROM'.
>Then i got the message "Insert the CD-ROM' and Enter >the block device
>name."
>I don't know yet what is the bock name and i supposed >that by hit the
>Enter key, i will get the list as prviously had during >kernel and
based
>program. But no. So i reinstall since 2 days about 10 >times Linux
and
>no success. I only want to have a Xwindows (graphical >environment
with
>Linux.)
>Please Help me.
>Brgds Denis
You need to tell deselect the hardware path to your CDROM. Most
systems these days use IDE cdroms, either as the slave to the hard
disk, or as a master on the second ide interface. In the first case
the device would be /dev/hdb, in the second /dev/hdc. Your primary
hard disk is /dev/hda (but you must have found this out already in
order to partition the disk for linux!) If you have a scsi cd rom then
the device is /dev/scd0.
Deslect will also ask you where all the various parts of the dist are
on the cd that it cannot find for itself. Just say 'none' here and you
will be ok. For the first time install don't even try to select
packages, deselet has already picked the usuall ones for you, just hit
return a few times, sit back and relax! Then read the deslect manual
to figure out how to add other packages (such as X).
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