Re: install can't read from cd
On Thu, Jul 08, 1999 at 12:03:58PM +0800, shanef@calm.wa.gov.au wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> Can anybody help with the following, I'd like to be able to try debian...
>
> Disappointed with rh6 I thought I'd give debian a go. I ran the cd through dos
>
> (d:\install\boot) and successfully mounted the root directory, init swap.
> When it came to selecting media to install from I chose cd-rom, /dev/hdf but a
> message returned saying that the mount was unsuccessful.
>
> 486
> CD is an ATAPI in IDE drive
> 16 M ram
> IDE cache controller
>
Are you sure that the CD is on /dev/hdf? That would be the slave drive on
the the third IDE controller. This seems excessive for a 16 Meg 486 box. If
you have a single HD and CD its more likely that your HD is /dev/hda (master
drive on first IDE controller) and the CD is either /dev/hdc (master drive
on second controller) or /dev/hdb (slave on first controller).
HTH,
your pal dave
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Dave Thayer
Denver, Colorado USA
dthayer@netcom.com david.thayer@state.co.us
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