Re: ran out of input data
----- Original Message -----
From: John Pearson <huiac@camtech.net.au>
To: <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2000 1:21 AM
Subject: Re: ran out of input data
> On Mon, Aug 14, 2000 at 11:11:39PM -0500, Kent West wrote
> > > Andrew Martin wrote:
> > >
> > > I am trying, to no avail, to install Debian 2.2 thru Windows. I
> > > haven't been able to get my CD drive to work since it is not a
> > > conventional IDE drive. It attaches to its own sound card.
> > > Anyhow....
> > >
> > > 1: I have defrag'ed the drive
> > > 2: I turned off the virtual memory in win 95
> > > 3: I fips to split the partition
> > > 4: I rebooted the computer and re-enabled the virtual memory in win95
> > > 5: I ran scan disk and everything looked ok
> > > 6: I copyed the following files to the desktop
> > > boot.bat
> > > linux
> > > loadlin.exe
> > > root.bin
> > > These were all copyed from the install folder on the CD
> > > 7: I right clicked on the boot.bat file
> > > 8: Went to properties
> > > 9: Clicked on the advanced button
> > > 10: Checked the ms-dos mode box
> > > 11: Exited the properties menu
> > > 12: I then double clicked on the MS-DOS shortcut to boot.bat
> > > 13: It gave me a warning that this was going to run in dos
> > > 14: I clicked ok and below is what I got
> > >
> > > uncompressing linux
> > >
> > > ran out of input data
> > >
> > > system halted
> > >
> > > I am installing this on a 66mhz 486DX2 with 16MB of memory. From what
> > > I have read that should be enough to do it. Should I quit trying to
> > > use my current CD drive and just spring for a new IDE drive? This is
> > > so frustrating.
> > >
> > > If anyone wants to they can e-mail me direct at
> > > uncleandy1@bartnet.net
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Andrew
> >
> > Can you get to your CD-ROM from DOS only? Rather than trying to run
> > boot.bat from a Windows icon, exit Windows with the MS-DOS Mode option.
> > If the DOS drivers for your CD are in CONFIG.DOS (SYS) and AUTOEXEC.DOS
> > (BAT), you should be able to access your CD-ROM drive directly and
> > install from there.
> >
> > Alternatively, do the following:
> > Create a directory on C: such as "C:\DEBIAN". Place the files you
> > mentioned in this directory instead of on the desktop. Also, you might
> > want to include the resc1440.bin and drv1440.bin files. I'm not positive
> > they're needed, but I THINK one or both of them is needed. Then, as
> > above, instead of trying to run boot.bat from Windows, exit Windows into
> > the MS-DOS Mode. Then "cd \debian" to get into the C:\DEBIAN directory,
> > and then enter "boot".
> >
>
> If your CDROM isn't an IDE or SCSI CDROM, or it's connected to
> an ISA/PNP card, then you'll definitely need rescue.bin and the
> file drivers.tgz, so that you can load the driver required for
> your CDROM and continue from there via CDROM. You may also
> want to consider putting base2_2.tgz there, so that you
> don't have to rely on your CDROM drive to install the base
> system.
>
> > That'll probably get you farther along.
> >
> > I think that when you run boot.bat from the desktop, Windows uses
> > C:\WINDOWS as the working directory instead of
> > "C:\WINDOWS\[Profiles\UserName\]DESKTOP", which is why the installation
> > can't find the files that it needs. Putting everything in "C:\DEBIAN"
> > should solve this problem.
> >
>
> You also should try to identify your CDROM type before
> proceeding, so that you don't end up sweating over it trying to
> figure out which of the half-dozen or so likely drivers is
> appropriate while your machine is no longer running Windows,
> but not yet running Debian. What make & model is it?
>
>
>
> John P.
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>
>
> --
> Ok....I tried to but all of the files in my new folder on c drive. I also
changed my drive letter for the cd in config.sys I was able to boot from
either one but still got the "ran out of input data" message.
My cd drive is a Sony CDU31A-02. It isn't a regular IDE drive. It has it's
own card which is also the sound card.
I didn't try putting base2_2.tgz in the folder. I was pretty tired when I
did this.
Is that the file that contains the kernal? If it is then that should get me
to where I can install drivers for the cd right?
Andrew
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