Re: Installation
On Sun, Jan 25, 2004 at 10:58:44AM -0600, Nick Kirchner wrote:
> I'm trying to install the stable version of Debian on my computer. The
> computer has a 300 MHz Pentium, 48 MB RAM, and a DVD player. I'm installing
> from CD.
> During install I partition the 6GB hard drive into a 100 MB swap at the end
> of the disk the rest as the Linux partition. At the hardware configuration
> phase I don't adjust anything. When I try to install kernel and base system
> it give errors.
> I'm a complete Linux newbie, and I'd really like to try out Debian.
> Thanks--
> Trent Kriss
>
How old is the mother board and the bios? Perhaps old enough that it can't
boot from an image that is not near the front of the disk? For old bios,
make a /boot partition at the front of the disk.
HTH
--
Paul E Condon
pecondon@peakpeak.com
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