Re: Install Debian 2.2 from one floppy and one harddrive folder
I'm not sure what the difficulty is. I recently installed Debian
using a network install. You can't do an install with just 1 floppy,
but will need 2. The kernel resides on 1 floppy, the root directory
on another. I haven't actually gotten into the root floppy, but from
what I understand it just contains the basics like a shell, apt, file
utilities, and an http client (for the network access).
So make 2 disks from Rescue.bin (to boot from) and Root.bin (the root
directory for the install system). Then boot with the rescue disk.
It will ask for the root disk once the kernel is loaded. Put the root
disk in and the rest of the install system will load. Then it will
walk you through the installation.
You said you are familiar with a disk install so I assume you know how
to work out the details of it. I would imagine (though haven't tried
it) that it would be the same as a network install except that instead
of specifying a network interface and a host to get packages from you
would specify a disk.
HTH,
-D
On Thu, Dec 21, 2000 at 05:24:15PM -0500, Bart Szyszka wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm having trouble figuring out how to install Debian 2.2 with just a Rescue disk and with the rest of the files needed
> for a base system to be put in one folder on a DOS partition. This is how I've always installed Debian slink, but would
> like to start out with Debian potato on a different computer. I'm reading through the install guide at debian.org, but
> all I'm finding is multi-floppy installations or installations that make you retain a multi-folder directory structure.
> I'd appreciate some help with this. I tried getting most of the folder that has 'images-1.44' in it and I tried making
> a Rescue fisk from the rescue.bin in images-1.44, but when I try the disk and have it boot the installation, it asks
> me for a Root disk afterwords. I just want a single floppy to kickstart the install and have it grab everything else
> from my harddrive. Is that possible with Debian potato? Or what about woody?
>
> (please CC: me at bart@gigabee.com since I'm subbed to the digest... I'm visiting home for three weeks from college and
> need to use web-based e-mail)
>
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>
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