SV: Help!!! Linux plus IBM! again :(
Hi Gancho
A friend of mine (IBM-expert, former dealer) tells me you can download the
setup disks from IBM's homepage. I dunno the adress, but it can't be hard to
find. I'm gonna do this myself as I seem to have lost the disks for my old
N51.
Good Luck
Vito
> -----Oprindelig meddelelse-----
> Fra: Peter Allen [SMTP:P.Allen@pallen.dabsol.co.uk]
> Sendt: 2. juni 1999 22:15
> Til: debian-user
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> Emne: 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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