Re: Help! Problems installing a new debian 3.0 woody
On Wed, Dec 01, 2004 at 12:49:32PM +0100, Katrien de Vos wrote:
> The system started windows and
> got trouble (endless restarts). I fixed the windows-system by using F8
> and went into the safe mode. This solved (luckily) my windows-problem.
> In stead of the SHIFT-key I had to use F8 .
Are you making a dual boot system?
Did you re-partition the HDD? What partitioning tool did you use?
> 1. Configuring PCMIA: I entered this list, marked the entry, but the
> system didn't react on pressing any key (in windows one would say it
> hanged. I found de Ctrl Alt Delete the only way out. So I skipped this
> part in the next installation..
> 2. My network-interface card was not recognized. Trying to choose the
> Realtek RTL8139 from a list didn't help. I was asked for options, but I
> don't know what is needed. (I have a Sweex 32 bit; compatible to Realtek
> RTL8139 Family PCI Fast Ethernet NIC.
I like to use Knoppix to quickly assess a computer. From it you can
learn what type of NIC driver is chooses. It also has qtparted on it which
is a nice disk partitioning tool.
An earlier suggestion pointed to the Sarge installer. Is the Sarge
installer on the 4-disk Woody set? I would bet it is not on the disks.
If you are making a dual boot machine, then you need to choose your
bootloader: LILO or GRUB. I recommend GRUB and I'll happily post or
transmit my bootable GRUB ISO image. I learned (from this list) that
GRUB is _the_ way to go. The extra effort pays off.
--
Mike
Moving forward in pushing back the envelope of the corporate paradigm.
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