Re: Installation

[arden <arden@nildram.co.uk>]

On Tue, 22 Nov 2005 16:31:25 +0100 (ora solare Europa occidentale)
"Giancarlo Carrai" <gc.carrai@svaltec.it> wrote:

>  I am quite new of Linux and I experienced a problem in installing it.
> I purchased the 2 DVDs Debian 3.1r0a.
> I intended to install Linux on my Compaq Evo N1020v  on an external USB 2.5"
> HD and I followed the following procedure:
> I have formatted 40Gb out of 80 Gb available to leave space for Linux.
> I  set CD booting and restarted the PC with the CD in.
> Debian starts but at the first screen asking for selecting the language, it
> stucks and there is no way to go ahead.
> My questions are:
> 1) how to overcome the problem of installation
> 2) is it possible to have a Linux partition on an external HD and how I can
> boot from it?
> Thanks
> 

what type of keyboard do you have usb/ps2 ?

arden
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>  
> Giancarlo Carrai 
>  
> SVALTEC srl. - Firenze
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