Re: Installations problem
--- Kent West <westk@acu.edu> wrote:
> Asim Jamshed wrote:
>
> >Hello,
> >
> >I just installed Debian Linux on my PC. This is my
> first experience
> >with Linux. Understandably, I faced a lot of
> problems :). I had
> >downloaded the debian v3 release 2 which comes on 7
> CDs(Woody). On
> >installation, by default, the kernel installed was
> version 2.2. I
> >tried to upgrade it to v2.4 using dselect. The
> system asked me to
> >insert CD 3 of the Debian distribution. On
> inserting the right CD, it
> >again prompted the same inquiry. The CD 3 reads
> fine as I've already
> >tested it out. Can you kindly tell me what might
> the problem be?
> >
> >Regards,
> >AJ
> >
> >
> >
> >
> Do you have fast network access? If so, you can
> bypass the cdroms and
> pull directly from the network by reconfiguring
> "/etc/apt/sources.list".
>
> It seems a shame to do so since you already have the
> CDs, but I never
> use CDs, so I don't know what might be wrong, thus
> I've made this
> suggestion to use the net.
>
> --
> Kent
>
Yes, I agree. Installing from the net is always best.
Start again, since you don't have much to lose. Just
insert the 1st cd and when you get "boot:" you can
either hit F3 to see a list of boot flavors or just
type bf24 at "boot:" and you will boot and install the
2.4.x kernel.
HTH
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