RE: Installing Debian
hey Dan, thanks for the reply.
I could erase the hard disk and start from scratch, but I don't think having
something on the hard before doing the install is a problem. If I can't
eventually figure this out I will erase everything and start over. I had a
installation of redhat on the machine and I installed debian over top of it.
I don't know if that is the problem, but if someone does please let me know.
Thanks,
Aaron
-----Original Message-----
From: Dan [mailto:dan502@cia-g.com]
Sent: Friday, April 06, 2001 8:37 PM
To: Aaron; Debian-List
Subject: Re: Installing Debian
Arron,
I am a total newbie to linux installs and I was able to install LILO just
fine the first time I popped it in. Since then I have had no troubles, but
navigating the OS in Command Line prompt, but that is what I want to learn.
I am now setting up security and learning the VI Editor. All I gotta say is
load up a Windows Boot Floppy FDISK it or use CFDISK from Debian to erase
the hard drive totally and start fresh.
Thanks,
Dan
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Aaron" <aaron@verdesoft.com>
To: "Debian-List" <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
Sent: Friday, April 06, 2001 10:31 PM
Subject: Installing Debian
> I just recently bought a set of debian cd's and am now trying to install
> debian on my pc. I have some experience installing Linux using redhat and
I
> have done some freeBSD installs so I am not totally new to this, but I
can't
> seem to make this work.
>
> Every time I do an install and then do the reboot I get LIL at the boot
> prompt. So for some reason Lilo is not being installed correctly on the
MBR.
> When I set up my partitions I have the / partition on sdba1 so I figure
that
> this should get Lilo installed on the first 1024 cylinders. Maybe not
> though.
>
> The other problem I am now having is that I get a message saying the X
> server can't find my mouse. Can someone tell me what tool to use to
> configure my mouse?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Aaron
>
>
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