Are you sure the CD is on its "master " selection? The physical
switch/jumper is what I'm referring to.
-Ian
> Thanks for responding so quickly, but I'm pretty sure that /dev/hda is the
> cdrom because I have only one SCSI harddrive.
> Besides, it won't let me use any of the others because it can't find the
> drive, then. :)
>
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> Amanda Shuler | I don't want to start any
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> On Thu, 19 Nov 1998, Bret Craw wrote:
>
> > I just installed Debian 2.0 last night and my CD rom is on /dev/hdc.
> > Usually the /dev/hda is your hard drive. You may know more about Linux than
> > I do, because I am entirely new to it. I only knew that I had problems with
> > that also, until I mounted the cdrom drive first.
> >
> > Bret Craw
> > Maintenance Renewal
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Amanda Shuler [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Sent: Thursday, November 19, 1998 2:56 PM
> > > To: Debian User List
> > > Subject: Installation error.... AGAIN... *sheesh*
> > >
> > > I'm trying to install Debian 2.0.
> > > I am at the point where it says to "Install operating system kernel and
> > > modules."
> > > It asks you what medium will be used to install the system. I choose
> > > cd-rom on /dev/hda. It is just a normal Atapi drive.
> > > It asks for the directory where the Debian archive resides.
> > > I say "/debian"
> > > then it gives you the option to choose the file resc1440.bin from a "list
> > > of all Archive paths"
> > > I choose that option and it searches the paths for this file and gives me
> > > two to choose from. I choose the most recent.
> > > At that point, it craps out and returns to the beginning of the install
> > > program really fast. I can only just make out it saying "operation not
> > > supported" before it dies.
> > > Any ideas why this is happening?
> > >
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