On Sat, Dec 04, 1999 at 08:46:23PM -0600, dan sampsel wrote
> Folks-
> Problem A.
> I'm attempting a reinstall on LibraNet Compilation of debian/linux from
> cd.....I have a secondary master HD, which is dedicated to linux. when I
> attempt to partition it, I can get the primary partion installed, but
> system will not allow me to change file type to linux extended. After
> creating linux swap partition & progressing through the install, I see
> that that 1st partition has been changed to "Linux ext2". Is this
> acceptable for continuing the install?
>
'ext2' is the short name of the Linux 'Second extended
filesystem', and is probably what you want (and is the default,
if you use Linux cfdisk). You should also make a swap partition
and set that to type 82 ('Linux swap'); if you choose 'Type' in
cfdisk to change the partition type, then this is also the
default.
Actually, Linux and Debian don't really care what partition type
you use, but I belive that marking them as these types helps the
installer figure out what partitions you want to use; beyond that
it doesn't really matter much in a Linux-only install.
> Problem 2. After creating root password & user info, I'm instructed by
> install manual to progress to desktop install. Then, login as root,
> place cd back in & type the following commands:
> >script <enter>
> >mkdir /cdimage <enter>
> >mount /dev/cdrom /cdimage
> at which time the system returns
> >Fat Bread Failed
> >mount: you must specify the file type
> Unfortunately, the install manual doesn't address this issue.....
> Any kind souls willing to invest some time for a rank newbie who
> desperately wants to develope a working knowledge of this OS?
>
That should be
$ mount -t iso9660 /dev/cdrom /cdimage
/dev/cdrom should be a symlink to your actual CDROM device
(probably dev/hdb or /dev/hdc); if you installed from CD that
should be taken care of.
Other popular filesystem types you can specify:
ext2 - Linux second extended filesystem;
vfat - Just about any DOS/Windows 9x hard disk or floppy;
minix - Sometimes used for floppies, as it has less space
overhead than ext2 but without the limitations of vfat.
auto - Newer versions of mount will try to guess the fs
type if you use auto.
John P.
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