----- Original Message ----- From: Andrew Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Andrew Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2008 9:16 PM Subject: Re: ran out of input data
> I am on lunch and decided to try and find the drivers.tgz and base2_2.tgz > and I cant find them on the cd. Where are they? > > Andrew > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Andrew Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: John Pearson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: <debian-user@lists.debian.org> > Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2008 4:18 PM > Subject: Re: ran out of input data > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: John Pearson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <debian-user@lists.debian.org> > > Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2000 1:21 AM > > Subject: Re: ran out of input data > > > > > > > On Mon, Aug 14, 2000 at 11:11:39PM -0500, Kent West wrote > > > > > Andrew Martin wrote: > > > > > > > > > > I am trying, to no avail, to install Debian 2.2 thru Windows. I > > > > > haven't been able to get my CD drive to work since it is not a > > > > > conventional IDE drive. It attaches to its own sound card. > > > > > Anyhow.... > > > > > > > > > > 1: I have defrag'ed the drive > > > > > 2: I turned off the virtual memory in win 95 > > > > > 3: I fips to split the partition > > > > > 4: I rebooted the computer and re-enabled the virtual memory in > win95 > > > > > 5: I ran scan disk and everything looked ok > > > > > 6: I copyed the following files to the desktop > > > > > boot.bat > > > > > linux > > > > > loadlin.exe > > > > > root.bin > > > > > These were all copyed from the install folder on the CD > > > > > 7: I right clicked on the boot.bat file > > > > > 8: Went to properties > > > > > 9: Clicked on the advanced button > > > > > 10: Checked the ms-dos mode box > > > > > 11: Exited the properties menu > > > > > 12: I then double clicked on the MS-DOS shortcut to boot.bat > > > > > 13: It gave me a warning that this was going to run in dos > > > > > 14: I clicked ok and below is what I got > > > > > > > > > > uncompressing linux > > > > > > > > > > ran out of input data > > > > > > > > > > system halted > > > > > > > > > > I am installing this on a 66mhz 486DX2 with 16MB of memory. From > what > > > > > I have read that should be enough to do it. Should I quit trying to > > > > > use my current CD drive and just spring for a new IDE drive? This > is > > > > > so frustrating. > > > > > > > > > > If anyone wants to they can e-mail me direct at > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > > > Andrew > > > > > > > > Can you get to your CD-ROM from DOS only? Rather than trying to run > > > > boot.bat from a Windows icon, exit Windows with the MS-DOS Mode > option. > > > > If the DOS drivers for your CD are in CONFIG.DOS (SYS) and > AUTOEXEC.DOS > > > > (BAT), you should be able to access your CD-ROM drive directly and > > > > install from there. > > > > > > > > Alternatively, do the following: > > > > Create a directory on C: such as "C:\DEBIAN". Place the files you > > > > mentioned in this directory instead of on the desktop. Also, you might > > > > want to include the resc1440.bin and drv1440.bin files. I'm not > positive > > > > they're needed, but I THINK one or both of them is needed. Then, as > > > > above, instead of trying to run boot.bat from Windows, exit Windows > into > > > > the MS-DOS Mode. Then "cd \debian" to get into the C:\DEBIAN > directory, > > > > and then enter "boot". > > > > > > > > > > If your CDROM isn't an IDE or SCSI CDROM, or it's connected to > > > an ISA/PNP card, then you'll definitely need rescue.bin and the > > > file drivers.tgz, so that you can load the driver required for > > > your CDROM and continue from there via CDROM. You may also > > > want to consider putting base2_2.tgz there, so that you > > > don't have to rely on your CDROM drive to install the base > > > system. > > > > > > > That'll probably get you farther along. > > > > > > > > I think that when you run boot.bat from the desktop, Windows uses > > > > C:\WINDOWS as the working directory instead of > > > > "C:\WINDOWS\[Profiles\UserName\]DESKTOP", which is why the > installation > > > > can't find the files that it needs. Putting everything in "C:\DEBIAN" > > > > should solve this problem. > > > > > > > > > > You also should try to identify your CDROM type before > > > proceeding, so that you don't end up sweating over it trying to > > > figure out which of the half-dozen or so likely drivers is > > > appropriate while your machine is no longer running Windows, > > > but not yet running Debian. What make & model is it? > > > > > > > > > > > > John P. > > > -- > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > http://www.mdt.net.au/~john Debian Linux admin & support:technical > > services > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Ok....I tried to but all of the files in my new folder on c drive. I > also > > changed my drive letter for the cd in config.sys I was able to boot from > > either one but still got the "ran out of input data" message. > > > > My cd drive is a Sony CDU31A-02. It isn't a regular IDE drive. It has > it's > > own card which is also the sound card. > > > > I didn't try putting base2_2.tgz in the folder. I was pretty tired when I > > did this. > > Is that the file that contains the kernal? If it is then that should get > me > > to where I can install drivers for the cd right? > > > > Andrew > > > > > > -- > > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < > /dev/null > > >
