making a base cd

2001-09-10 Thread George Jetson
If I download the 1.44 base files to my hard drive and then create a bootable cd using the rescue disk and el torito and have all the other files copied onto it, will this work? If so, how do I get the bootable cd to recognize that the rest of the files are on the cd? How come Debian doesn't

How can I make a bootable, Woody, base-only cd?

2001-08-16 Thread George Jetson
How can I make a bootable, Woody, base-only cd? I'm a MS Windows guy trying to break into linux as a newbie. Please don't tell me to go to cdimage.debian.org. Thanks. _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn

Help with Woody

2001-08-14 Thread George Jetson
I'm a newbie. I want to install Woody, the basic install, and then use apt-get to do the rest. I burned a CD with the following directories and files: /dosutils drivers.tgz /images-1.44 install.bat kernel-config linux md5sum.txt READ-gl.txt README.txt READ-pl.txt I also created a boot floppy