>X-From_: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue Feb 2 09:30:15 1999 >From: "Cristiano Viana" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "ivan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: Help me to install Debian 2.0 >Date: Mon, 1 Feb 1999 23:28:35 -0200 >X-MSMail-Priority: Normal >X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3110.5 >X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 >
This is a discussion between myself (Ivan) & a new user. I cannot help any further so forwarded to the list that some-one else has some ideas. Please reply to the list and cc: Cristiano. Ivan. >Hello, Ivan! > >My CD-ROM works in Windows and used to work in my old RedHat. >The CD-ROM is ATAPI. >The steps that I followed are: > >(1) Boot from the CD-ROM >(2) I choose "color" >(3) I choose the "US Keyboard" >(4) Initialize and activate a swap partition (my HD has two partitions) >(5) Initialize a Linux partition >(6) Install operating system kernel and modules, from CD-ROM drive (/dev/hdd >ATAPI IDE) >(7) Configure device driver modules (I choose to install the modules: cdrom, >lp and serial) >(8) Configure the network (hostname "debian", then "no") >(9) Install the base system >(10) Configure the base system (timezone, country...) >(11) Make linux bootable directly from HD >(12) Make a boot floppy >(13) Reboot the system (using HD) >(14) Choose password for root >(15) Create a normal user account >(16) Enable shadow passwords >(17) Remove the PCMCIA packages >(18) Said no to PPP connection to install the system >(19) Kind of installation: work_sci >(20) In dselect, I choose [A]ccess, CD-ROM, block device name: /dev/hdd >Then I get the error message: > >mount: fs type iso9660 not supported by kernel >unable to mount /dev/hdd on /var/lib/dpkg/methods/mnt, type iso9660 > >What can you say? > >Thank you, >Cristiano Viana > > >-----Mensagem original----- >De: ivan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Para: Cristiano Viana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Data: Domingo, 31 de Janeiro de 1999 00:24 >Assunto: Re: Help me to install Debian 2.0 > > >>Hi Cristiano, >> >>I assume Windows recognises the CD ROM so working from there ... >> >>How are you installing the base system - did you make floppies or straight >>from the CD ? >> >>If you used floppies, try either booting straight from the CD or restart >>the computer in MS-DOS mode and change into the /install directory of the >>CD ROM and run boot.bat >> >>When you have booted Linux from the CD go through the base installation >>process selecting CD ROM as the installation method. If this works OK then >>in the modules section under CD ROM devices (I think) there is a module >>which says to the effect of "ISO9660 - this module is loaded/selected >>automatically". If you wish you can install this module manually anyway by >>pressing ENTER but this has never made a difference to my installations. >> >>If still no problems, complete the installation (choose to start Linux by >>default and to load LILO) and reboot as requested (note: do not eject the >>CD until after the computer resets). When Linux reboots you can see the >>kernel messages appear on the screen use the <SCROLL LOCK> key to halt the >>display and <SHIFT PgUp> / <SHIFT PgDn> to see anything you missed. At >>some stage the kernel will inform you what device it thinks the CD ROM is - >>make a note of this and tell dselect the same device. >> >>OTOH if you cannot read from the CD when installing the base system then >>you had best check the Hardware Compatibility How-To - it may be that your >>CD ROM is not supported by Linux. >> >>Let me know how you go and if you have any more problems pls tell me the >>type of CD ROM that you have. If you can, make complete notes of >>everything that you do from when you turn the computer on to when the error >>occurs. >> >> >> >> >>At 04:46 PM 1/30/99 -0200, you wrote: >>>Hello, Ivan. >>> >>> >>>>It seems that you are getting through the installation of the base system >>>>OK - is that right ? >>> >>>I think so... >>> >>>>Once in dselect, choose <access method> CD ROM and you will be asked the >>>>device name - this will be /dev/hd<x> where <x> is a letter telling linux >>>>what controller your CD lives on. eg. The CD ROM on my main Debian box is >>>>/dev/hdb. >>> >>>My CD ROM is /dev/hdd. >>>When I type the device name, dselect says that he can't mount /dev/hdb. >>>And says that the kernel does not support the iso9660 file system. >>> >>>That's it... >>>Thank you, Ivan. >>> >>>Cristiano Viana >>> >>>>At 12:50 AM 1/30/99 -0200, Cristiano Viana wrote: >>>>>Hello. >>>>> >>>>>Please help me. >>>>>Please don't stay in silence. >>>>>I am trying to install Debian but when I try to install the software >>>>>packages, I can't mount the CD ROM. >>>>>Some people here told me to install the isofs module, but this module is >>>not >>>>>listed in the fs section of the modules selection. >>>>>Please, help me!!!! >>>>> >>>>>Thank you, >>>>>Cristiano Viana >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>-- >>>>>Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < >>>>/dev/null >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>-- >>>>Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < >>>/dev/null >>>> >>> >>> >> >> >>Ivan McDonagh \\\ S S E S S N N T Y O I I E T M >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] /// E L C S A C T A O I T X N T E >>You may have heard it about me \\\ X I H I N I A N U T H T L L N >>It may even be true /// I K E T A E R D D W S E I E . >>But unless it says I'm really good || >>There's no way I'm going to admit to you || >> \/ >> plagiarised from Jim Allenspach >> ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> >> > >
