simple questions

1997-08-22 Thread Robert S. Ross
I didn't get a satisfactory answer before, so I will try again. I know about LILO, it is on my boot diskette. How do I get it into the partition so my System Commander can call it? My Red Hat installation offers the option of booting from the partition, if I wish. How do I get Debian to do that? Un

Basic questions

1997-08-18 Thread Robert S. Ross
I could use some help with some basic questions that have me puzzled. 1. How do I get Linux to boot from the HD? I am using System Commander, and it will call LILO if configured. 2. Does XFree come with Debian, and if so, how do I run it? If not, where do I get the complete package. The web site ha

Installing Debian 1.2

1997-06-28 Thread Robert S. Ross
Would someone PLEASE answer my e-mails and help? I have tried to install Debian Linux, and get stuck in the cfdisk menu. How do I go through this menu, and continue? I would appreciate an answer. I am not a novice at this, since I am running Win 95, NT 4.0 and OS/2 WARP on different partit

help with install

1997-05-17 Thread Robert S. Ross
I have attemptd to install the Debian Linux, and have run into a problem. When I get to the part where you create the Linux swap and system partitions, I get the screen where I pick the partition, with a number of choices at the bottom. The install.txt says to initiate the cfdisk program, and to re