Re: Converting From Red Hat to Debian
On Wednesday 14 November 2001 06:12 pm, Steve Kieu wrote:
> > So: isn't there a way to perhaps, "put the parts in
> > place",
> > the way they do with SlackWare? I am almost ready
>
> Has any one tried to install debian like this:
YYEEEESSSSS.......I think that will WORK!!! :-) :-) :-)
HOORAY! I shall TRY IT!
It appears as if I will have to do some research...but
since I have a working Linux system, I can do the
formatting and such on the second hard drive while running
RH7.1;
I will probably have to find out how the "edit
/root_mount_point/etc/fstab correctly" part would be done
for Debian (probably similar to Red Hat but I wouldn't
presume)...
One thing I haven't tried yet, is running the Debian
install program FROM RED HAT...perhaps it would run,
because the video drivers for my video card are already
running? This is something I don't know about but it would
be interesting to see if you could install this way, to a
second hard drive. I think there could be problems...
Also the install program: where is it getting its video
driver in the first place? Perhaps I could update it (not
for the CD-ROM version,but for the downloaded version)?
That is, put a new driver in the tarball or whatever, where
the old one is? I don't know, this is just a general idea.
The obvious solution is to buy a new video card--but I
cannot afford it! Oh well... :-)
Anyway, thanks!
--pampaluz@home.com
> boot using the rescue disk set, (whatever it is but
> has tar , gzip, and file system utilities and a text
> editor)
>
> run fdisk to partition
>
> mount parttition intended to be root
>
> mount partition contaning base.tgz
>
> extract all base.tgz onto the intended root partition.
>
> edit /root_mount_point/etc/fstab correctly
>
> boot the machinne using boot floppy but root as the
> new root
>
> continue the installation process.
>
> remember install lilo manually for booting.
>
>=====
>S.KIEU
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