debian2.1 booting from floppies - problems - Thinkpad 380ED
--- jan hearthstone <hearthstone@rocketmail.com>
wrote:
> Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2000 07:46:48 -0800 (PST)
> From: jan hearthstone <hearthstone@rocketmail.com>
> Subject: debian2.1 booting from floppies - problems
> - Thinkpad 380ED
> To: debian_user_REQUEST@lists.debian.org
>
> Hello,
> I bought the debianGNULinux (debian2.1) book with
> CD-ROM and am trying to bootup. However - my windows
> are in a horrible shape (I've been trying to fix
> them
> for some two months now - another reason for me to
> start Linux), - I cannot get from "safe mode", no
> sounds (CD's, etc.), and I cannot start from the
> CD_ROM.
> The little booklet suggests to make two floppies -
> a
> bootup floppy, and a drv(?) floppy. I managed to
> make
> the bootup floppy, but did not find any instructions
> how to make the other one. In any case, the bootup
> didn't happen, the "help" says use "floppy=thinkpad"
> (I have a Thinkpad 380ED) command after "boot", but
> that did not work.
> I downloaded debian2.2 from the ftp.us site, but
> do
> not know how to proceed. I am sorry, but it's all
> very
> new to me.
> Thank you very much - Hearthstone.
>
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