Re: Help!!! Linux plus IBM! again :(
I think I have read somewhere it is ctrl-alt-del then possibly
some other ctrl-alt combination. If all else feels, disconect
the keyboard, and something in the bios definatly comes up then.
(I'm not sure whether you can get in the bios itself from
that though, but its worth a try.)
Peter Allen
Gancho Tenev Tenev wrote:
>
> 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!!!...
> > >
> > > <<Fil: Card for Gancho Tenev Tenev>>
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