Re: Asking about installation Debian Linux
On Fri, Aug 31, 2007 at 02:17:10AM +0200, ??!? Jansen wrote:
>
> Several days ago, I succeded download the DVD version of DVD intel x86 for
> Debian Linux and when I wanted to install Linux during the process of
> installation I got the problems.
> The DVD RW isn't able to be detected. So, from the first step I could not
> pass this step that my DVDRW is not detected (I don't know whether it isn't
> mounted or not, because I am blank of Linux) I also don't know whether the
> DVD RW is non-IDE or non-SCSI CDRom drive or not.
> I use Laptop LG E-50 Intel Core Duo T7100 (1.8 GHz), 2048 MB, 160 GB.
>
> I have no idea how to load module and the device to use it. Module manual of
> CDROM that I read (such as aztcd,cdrom, cdu31a, cm206, gscd, gscd, isp16,
> mcdx, optcd, sbpcd, jscd, sonycd535) are not suitable to mount and detect my
> DVDRW for continuing installation the Linux.
> even in /dev/ I don't find any hda, hdb, hdc or cdrom... I found ptyp0 -
> ptypf, ram0 - ram15, psaux, ppp, null, vcs1-vcsa5, etc
>
> I have read the manual, but I found nothing to solve this problem.
> Please help me for solving this matter.
Have you considered the USB-stick hd-media install method from the
installation manual? Basically, you download a small file that is a
compressed image of a filesystem that you put on a USB stick, then you
copy the netinst.iso file to the stick and boot away.
Doug.
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