Re: Debian GNU/Linux 2.1 for x86 Installation Problem
If you mean installing the base system, then I have done so from a hard disk. Note that it is recommended that you only install the basesystem from the harddisk and then install the other stuff from the net.
Robert J Cristel writes:
> Hi Hendy,
>
> I enjoyed your informative post. I found it very interesting because I
> am having exactly the same problem. To the gentlemen who tried to be
> helpful:
>
> the menu at this point of the install procedure offers a choice of 1)
> floppy 1
> 2) floppy 2
> 3) cdrom
> 4) harddisk
> 5) mounted
>
> > > * I selected the medium I will use to install the
> > > system (that's my harddisk)
> >
>
> As you can see our interest is with the '4) harddisk' choice.
>
> We would be interested in hearing from anybody who was able to proceed
> beyond this point, starting with the slink downloaded files in an msdos
> filesystem and going on to create a new Debian installation.
>
> Best Regards,
> Robert Cristel
> Montreal, Canada
>
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> <html>
> Hi Hendy,
> <p>I enjoyed your informative post. I found it very interesting because
> I am having exactly the same problem. To the gentlemen who tried
> to be helpful:
> <p>the menu at this point of the install procedure offers a choice of 1)
> floppy 1
> <br>2) floppy 2
> <br>3) cdrom
> <br>4) harddisk
> <br>5) mounted
> <blockquote TYPE=CITE>
> <pre>> * I selected the medium I will use to install the
> > system (that's my harddisk)</pre>
> </blockquote>
>
> <p><br>As you can see our interest is with the '4) harddisk' choice.
> <br>
> <br>We would be interested in hearing from anybody who was able to proceed
> beyond this point, starting with the slink downloaded files in an msdos
> filesystem and going on to create a new Debian installation.
> <p>Best Regards,
> <br>Robert Cristel
> <br>Montreal, Canada
> <br> </html>
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