Daniel L. McGrew wrote: > I have both Debian DVDs... However, I have a DELL Optiplex GX110 and > it won't boot from a DVD... I can use a Win '98 boot floppy and get to a > command prompt... once I do this, with CD-ROM support, I can see what's on > the DVD... but, I can't get it to begin the installation... > What file or command do I use from the command prompt to get the > Debian DVD number one to start installing on this computer??? > Also, I have tried to put the sbm.bin (1.4MB) on a floppy and it > says that it is too big... do I just drag and drop this file onto the floppy > or is there a way to execute sbm.bin and get it to build a boot floppy for > me??? > If anyone has any tips on how to do any of these things please let > me know... step-by-step instructions would be awesome, but I'll take any > instructions... > Is there a way to view this mail-list via a news reader??? > Most sincerely, > I'm not sure about Optiplex machines. Are they regular workstations? I know that some PowerEdge servers require special non-standard modules to be able to boot. You may want to try and Google search for some thing like "Debian on Dell" and see what you get. I'm guessing that by "drag and drop" you mean that you are using windows. In that case, you can't just drag and drop. You need a tool like dd or rawrite to dump the image to the floppy. Both of those utilities can be found with a quick Google search. You can view the list via a news reader, but you can only post via email. I believe the name of the newsgroup is linux.debian.user, but you will have to confirm that. -Roberto P.S. Your sig is way too long. The customarily accepted maximum size for a sig is 4 lines and 80 characters wide. > Love is very patient and kind, never jealous or envious, never boastful or > proud, never haughty or selfish or rude. Love does not demand its own way. > It is not irritable or touchy. It does not hold grudges and will hardly even > notice when other do it wrong. It is never glad about injustice, but > rejoiced whenever truth wins out. If you love someone you will be loyal to > him no matter what the cost. You will always believe in him, always expect > the best of him, and always stand your ground in defending him. All the > special gifts and powers from God will someday come to an end, but love goes > on forever. There are three things that remain-----faith, hope, and > love-----and the greatest of these is LOVE. 1 Corinthians 13:4 - 8, 13 The > greatest ........ is LOVE > > Greatest Website on Earth: > http://www.bible.com > Websites I've built: Family Computers > Daniel L. McGrew, AAS, BIT, MIT, A+ Certified Professioal > 30% Disabled Veteran > PO Box 766 > Tipton, Oklahoma 73570 > (580) 667-5421 > nurse1@longviewcomm.net > http://www.hoodranch.com (Greatest Horses) > http://www.northforkhoney.com (Greatest Honey) > http://www.jhkmini.com (Greatest Miniature Horses) > http://www.scrapbookstuff.net (Greatest Scrapbook Stuff) > http://mcgrew.no-ip.info/resume/ (Greatest Resume) > http://mcgrew.no-ip.info/McGrew Family/index.htm > http://mcgrew.no-ip.info/McGrew Family/index.htm (Greatest Webpage) > http://mcgrew.no-ip.info/Family Computers/index.htm (Greatest Computer Site) > http://mcgrew.no-ip.info/David Petete/index.htm (Greatest Christian > Songwriter/Singer) > Experimental Section: > http://mcgrew.no-ip.info > > > > -- Roberto C. Sanchez http://familiasanchez.net/~roberto
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