> > X-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.5 (32) > Date: Wed, 23 Sep 1998 18:58:07 +0100 > To: Kent West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > From: Larry Fried <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Installation > > I just performed such an installation, so I might be able to help a little, > despite my newbie status with Linux. > > At 07:38 PM 9/23/98 -0500, you wrote: > >> >> >At 10:54 PM 9/23/1998 +0000, Menno Scholten wrote: >> >>> >>> >Hello there, >>> >>> >I have a major problem with the installation of Debian. I already have >>> Windows as OS but I wanted to have Linux as well. So I downloaded the >>> >basic files for installation. My harddisk has already 2 partitions, so I >>> tried to install it on D:\. Next I executed the installation program. >>> Everything >went as planned, except that I don't now how to partion D:\ >>> again so that I can use one partition as swap disk (my first question).I >>> solved this >problem by not using a swap disk at all ( I have 32 MB of >>> RAM). But I sure like to use a swap disk. >> > > > You can create up to 4 primary partitions with the dos FDISK command or > partition magic. > Partition magic is much better if you have it, since it will allow you to > resize > existing partitions. Make 1 partition for Linux root, and 1 for swap. You > can > also create partitions during linux install with the linux fdisk program. > >> >>> >>> >>> >Anyway here is my major problem: >>> >>> >the installation program asks me for resc1440.bin wich is at my C:\ >>> directory. How do I tell the installation program that it is there? It >>> first was >stored at D:\ but after mounting Linux on it all the files were >>> erased ( this was no suprise I knew this would happen, so I made backups ). >> > > >> >>> >>> The C: disk can be accessed as /dev/hda1. I put all the files in a >>> directory called >>> "debian" on my C disk. The linux install will prompt you for the partition >>> >>> for the installation files. Point it to this partition. Give it the >>> "debian" directory >>> when it asks which directory to use. (/dev/hda1/debian) >>> >>> >I haven't got any ideas any more, I tried everything I know. Copying >>> resc1440.bin to A:\ is no sollution because it doesn't fit on a HD-disk, >>> and this >problem also occurs with Base 2 0. I've also tried telling Debian >>> that it was at hda2 but it didn't work. >>> >>> The last problem (for now) is the boot-disk. >>> >>> The program format's a regular HD-disk but at the end it says that the disk >>> is write-protected. The porblem is that the disk is NOT write protected. >>> This problem occurs with all my disks. >> > > <<<< > Can't help you here. > >>>> >> >>> >>> >>> >>> If hope you can help me because I'm really desperate ( I almost threw my PC >>> out of the window). >>> >>> Menno Scholten. >>> >>> <<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > >
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