Re: your mail
Try getting the slackware or mandrake installation kernel and use it
to boot the installation. Maybe it could be better to use loadlin here
to boot the setup process.
Bye.
On Wed, Sep 06, 2000 at 03:53:32PM -0400, brandont wrote:
> i have quite a predicament in installing linux flavor debian 2.2.8 i
> believe...unfortunately, i don't remember the kernel...at any rate, i
> have tried several flavors of linux including mandrake 7.0 (i know, i
> suck but i was desparate), slackware 7.0, and finally debian
> (preferred)...i tried 3 different boot disks (bare.i and root.*)...if i
> seem like i don't remember a lot of what was done, it's because it was
> attempted a while ago and i just now heard of this list...at any rate,
> the farthest i have gotten is to the 'boot:' prompt...i hit 'enter' on
> my keyboard and it attempts to load the kernel but once it does its
> little thing, it reboots my machine...here are my specs...
>
> ctx
> amd-k6 200mhz
> 96mb / edo ram
> 2mb / no name vdo card
> 4gb / western digital hd (primary)
> 17gb / maxtor hd (primary slave)
> cirrus logic 33.6 v.34 pnp modem
> d-link 10base/t nic
> ms intellimouse
>
> i have successfully stumped 3 linux gurus (each of which are proficient
> in debian and slackware...mandrake is expected i guess)...at any rate,
> they have no clue as to why it won't boot into the kernel...i even knew
> someone who installed it on a 486 (which isn't a surprise) but i would
> imagine that their hardware is no-name equipment also so i'm
> stumped...any suggestions?
>
>
> later,
> brandont
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