Hi Gancho A friend of mine (IBM-expert, former dealer) tells me you can download the setup disks from IBM's homepage. I dunno the adress, but it can't be hard to find. I'm gonna do this myself as I seem to have lost the disks for my old N51. Good Luck Vito
> -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- > Fra: Peter Allen [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sendt: 2. juni 1999 22:15 > Til: debian-user > Cc: recipient list not shown > Emne: Re: Help!!! Linux plus IBM! again :( > > I think I have read somewhere it is ctrl-alt-del then possibly > some other ctrl-alt combination. If all else feels, disconect > the keyboard, and something in the bios definatly comes up then. > (I'm not sure whether you can get in the bios itself from > that though, but its worth a try.) > > Peter Allen > > Gancho Tenev Tenev wrote: > > > > Hi !!! > > I did not speak about Debian Linux Instalation ! :) > > ( nor for rescue nor bootup diskette !!! ) > > Some IBM computers ( may be all ) have got setup ( for their hardware ) > on > > their HDD > > ( on separate hdd partition ). > > On other computers I press "DEL" and enter in setup program to configure > HDD, > > time, IRQ, > > memory, power management etc... I don't know how to do this on IBM PC > (PS/2) > > ... There is > > a diskette for this .... I am not sure ... :(( > > If I install Linux on sertain partition ( remove DOS FAT16 partition ) > and put > > in > > MBR Lilo things I AM AFRAID I WILL DESTROY something !!! > > If Linux instalation destroys something , I haven't got such diskette so > > I CANNOT configure hdd, time , IRQ ... etc. ( > > This is my problem !! > > > > Anybody knows what I should do !!! > > > > Sorry for I cannot explane this at first time !!! > > ( may be because of my bad english !:) > > > > Thanks for help !!! > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > Yo. > > > Don't need no ibm-setup-diskette. Get an installation cd from Debian > or > > > RedHat or whatever, should be fairly easy, or download the thing from > > > ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/ There's also a very helpful installation > guide > > > in Debian's ftp-site, else try this: > > > http://visar.csustan.edu:8000/giveaway_dl.html > > > If you're using diskettes, be prepared for hell of a job. I did it > once, and > > > I'm not doing it again. CD is by far the easiest, lots less trouble, > no > > > keeping track of files and no bad diskettes. You can also do a > > > part-diskette, part-net installation, but I have no experience with > this. > > > A tiny program called FIPS will repartition your hd w/out any trouble. > > > Worked great for me. Available on most linux-ftp's. > > > Can't kill your computer, but might make it usable... > > > Good Luck! > > > Vitux > > > > > > > -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- > > > > Fra: Gancho Tenev Tenev [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Sendt: 31. maj 1999 15:40 > > > > Til: debian-user@lists.debian.org > > > > Cc: recipient list not shown > > > > Emne: Help!!! Linux plus IBM! > > > > > > > > Hi!!! > > > > > > > > I have IBM 386 , 16 MB RAM , and 200 MB HDD. > > > > I have DOS (fat16) partition on HDD... > > > > I want to run linux on ext2 partition... > > > > But I don't know anything about IBM SETUP partition on HDD... > > > > I know that there is a setup-diskette . It runs setup-program that > > > > configure IBM hardware things :)... But I haven`t got such > diskette... > > > > :( > > > > I am going to remove DOS-partition ... and replace it with ext2 > > > > partition... > > > > I will use LILO boot loader ... > > > > Will I have a problem of some kind if I do this way!!! > > > > I am afraid that I will kill this IBM computer because of my > ignorance > > > > :))) > > > > HELP!!! > > > > > > > > Any Ideas!!! > > > > Gancho. #;o) > > > > > > > > P.S. Sorry for my bad english ... I hope You understand me ... and > help > > > > me :))) > > > > THANKS!!!... > > > > > > > > <<Fil: Card for Gancho Tenev Tenev>> > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < > /dev/null
