Software part of installation process

[Charles Blair <c-blair@uiuc.edu>]

   I am trying to install debian on a machine that does not have
network access.

   I booted from the first disk of a 15-CD set and was told it could
not find my hard disk.  I downloaded (using a different machine)
a "netinst" version of etch, and was able to do a hard disk partition
and basic install.  However, I did not see a way to continue to use
this to complete the process, especially the automatic installation
and configuration of X11.

   Thanks for any help.