On Thu, Jul 08, 1999 at 12:03:58PM +0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi there, > > Can anybody help with the following, I'd like to be able to try debian... > > Disappointed with rh6 I thought I'd give debian a go. I ran the cd through > dos > > (d:\install\boot) and successfully mounted the root directory, init swap. > When it came to selecting media to install from I chose cd-rom, /dev/hdf but a > message returned saying that the mount was unsuccessful. > > 486 > CD is an ATAPI in IDE drive > 16 M ram > IDE cache controller >
Are you sure that the CD is on /dev/hdf? That would be the slave drive on the the third IDE controller. This seems excessive for a 16 Meg 486 box. If you have a single HD and CD its more likely that your HD is /dev/hda (master drive on first IDE controller) and the CD is either /dev/hdc (master drive on second controller) or /dev/hdb (slave on first controller). HTH, your pal dave -- Dave Thayer Denver, Colorado USA [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
