RE: debian install (CD mount problem)
I'm pretty sure it exists. I got the same error when manually trying to
mount /dev/hdc and /dev/cdrom (same devs) at the console.
//Artem
-----Original Message-----
From: Renai LeMay [mailto:renail@ausisp.net]
Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2001 12:13 AM
To: Artem Litvinovich
Subject: Re: debian install
the debian install should automatically mount it, all you have to do is keep
on clicking return at the prompts :)
are you sure that /dev/cdrom exists?
On Thursday 26 April 2001 13:59, Artem Litvinovich wrote:
> The mount error message on the console says something about "invalid
> arguement" when trying to mount /dev/cdrom /instmnt -o ro.
>
> I assume the CD is good if it boots and lets me create/initialize
> partitians and the mount the root. Am I wrong?
>
> //Artem
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: DvB [mailto:dvanbalen@jam.rr.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2001 11:31 PM
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> Subject: Re: debian install
>
> Artem Litvinovich wrote:
> >On installing debian...
> >
> >Since I cant get easy access to any floppies, I burned an image of a
> > debian 2.2r2 cd (only the fist cd, for now). I booted from the CD and
> > created the necessary partitians. Mounted root on one of them. Here I
run
> > into a problem...
> >The next step is to install the kernel, I select "install from CD" and
>
> after
>
> >being prompted to insert the DEBIAN CD, a message pops up that says
"could
> >not mount the CD" or something to that effect. What to do? Any way I can
> >avoid floppies?
> >
> >Thanks, in advance, for your help.
> >//Artem
>
> Sounds to me like you burned the wrong CD... I could be wrong though.
>
>
>
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