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Re: HELP! installing from boot floppies



On Thu, Jul 10, 2003 at 11:49:59AM -0700, Curtis Vaughan wrote:
> Shaul Karl wrote:
> >On Wed, Jul 09, 2003 at 04:12:33PM -0700, Curtis Vaughan wrote:
> >
> >>When trying to install from floppies per instructions on Debian site, 
> >>after the first disk (made from rescue.bin), I am asked to "Insert root 
> >>floppy disk to be loaded into RAM disk and press ENTER"
> >>I enter the second disk (made form root.bin), but I get the following:
> >>"request_module[block-major-2]: Root fs not mounted
> >>apm: BIOS version 1.2 Flags 0x03 (Driver version 1.13)
> >>apm: disabled on user request.
> >
> >
> > Maybe this is just a matter of bad disk? Can you try another disk,
> >preferably a new one?
> > 
> >
> Actually, I did try that.  Same error.

It might be that the image you're creating the root floppy from is
corrupt. Have you checked the md5sum of your root floppy image against
the one at the site where you downloaded it from?

	Cheers
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