On Mon, Dec 01, 2003 at 06:00:06PM -0600, Lynn W wrote: > If a person has a loop file system Linux already running (say in a large file in > FAT32 e.g. Peanut Linux), how can she install Debian over it without booting from > the Debian install CDs? The reason is, when one boots from the Debian CD, the loopfs > is no longer visible to the installer to be specified as a target "partition." > > Is it just a matter of running dbootstrap from the CD? > > The idea here is to install Debian on a loop file system residing in a FAT32 > partition.
This may prove helpful - http://usermodelinux.org/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=27&mode=thread&order=1&thold=0 You may need to adapt it to preserve your existing /home partitions, etc. -- Jon Dowland http://jon.dowland.name/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
