Help!!! Linux plus IBM! again :(
Hi !!!
I did not speak about Debian Linux Instalation ! :)
( nor for rescue nor bootup diskette !!! )
Some IBM computers ( may be all ) have got setup ( for their hardware ) on
their HDD
( on separate hdd partition ).
On other computers I press "DEL" and enter in setup program to configure HDD,
time, IRQ,
memory, power management etc... I don't know how to do this on IBM PC (PS/2)
... There is
a diskette for this .... I am not sure ... :((
If I install Linux on sertain partition ( remove DOS FAT16 partition ) and put
in
MBR Lilo things I AM AFRAID I WILL DESTROY something !!!
If Linux instalation destroys something , I haven't got such diskette so
I CANNOT configure hdd, time , IRQ ... etc. (
This is my problem !!
Anybody knows what I should do !!!
Sorry for I cannot explane this at first time !!!
( may be because of my bad english !:)
Thanks for help !!!
vw@geus.DK wrote:
> Yo.
> Don't need no ibm-setup-diskette. Get an installation cd from Debian or
> RedHat or whatever, should be fairly easy, or download the thing from
> ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/ There's also a very helpful installation guide
> in Debian's ftp-site, else try this:
> http://visar.csustan.edu:8000/giveaway_dl.html
> If you're using diskettes, be prepared for hell of a job. I did it once, and
> I'm not doing it again. CD is by far the easiest, lots less trouble, no
> keeping track of files and no bad diskettes. You can also do a
> part-diskette, part-net installation, but I have no experience with this.
> A tiny program called FIPS will repartition your hd w/out any trouble.
> Worked great for me. Available on most linux-ftp's.
> Can't kill your computer, but might make it usable...
> Good Luck!
> Vitux
>
> > -----Oprindelig meddelelse-----
> > Fra: Gancho Tenev Tenev [SMTP:gancho@mbox.vereya.net]
> > Sendt: 31. maj 1999 15:40
> > Til: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> > Cc: recipient list not shown
> > Emne: Help!!! Linux plus IBM!
> >
> > Hi!!!
> >
> > I have IBM 386 , 16 MB RAM , and 200 MB HDD.
> > I have DOS (fat16) partition on HDD...
> > I want to run linux on ext2 partition...
> > But I don't know anything about IBM SETUP partition on HDD...
> > I know that there is a setup-diskette . It runs setup-program that
> > configure IBM hardware things :)... But I haven`t got such diskette...
> > :(
> > I am going to remove DOS-partition ... and replace it with ext2
> > partition...
> > I will use LILO boot loader ...
> > Will I have a problem of some kind if I do this way!!!
> > I am afraid that I will kill this IBM computer because of my ignorance
> > :)))
> > HELP!!!
> >
> > Any Ideas!!!
> > Gancho. #;o)
> >
> > P.S. Sorry for my bad english ... I hope You understand me ... and help
> > me :)))
> > THANKS!!!...
> >
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