Re: Installing Debian Linux on a new system w/out MSDOG

1997-05-20 Thread J.P.D. Kooij
On Mon, 19 May 1997, Dale Scheetz wrote: > On Mon, 19 May 1997, Jean Pierre LeJacq wrote: > > > I'd recommend creating a partition for MS-DOS right away. > > No need to actually install it till required. > > Agreed. Dos/Win/NT want the first partition of the first drive to be > "their" boot fil

Re: Installing Debian Linux on a new system w/out MSDOG

1997-05-19 Thread Dale Scheetz
On Tue, 20 May 1997, Lawrence Chim wrote: > What about a bootable CD and install it directly from the CD? > Redhat allows installation without using floppies. > A bootable CD is fine for those system that have that support (with a "proper" cd of course). If your CD drive is on a scsi device you c

Re: Installing Debian Linux on a new system w/out MSDOG

1997-05-19 Thread Jens B. Jorgensen
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I'm waiting for parts to arrive for a new system. I can probably get a copy > of MSDOG, but I'd like to avoid this. Eventually it will perhaps be > necessary to install Windows 95 or Windows NT and MSDOG, but to begin with, > I will install Linux. > > I expect to be

Re: Installing Debian Linux on a new system w/out MSDOG

1997-05-19 Thread Lawrence Chim
What about a bootable CD and install it directly from the CD? Redhat allows installation without using floppies. Lawrence, -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .

Re: Installing Debian Linux on a new system w/out MSDOG

1997-05-19 Thread Dale Scheetz
On Mon, 19 May 1997, Jean Pierre LeJacq wrote: > I'd recommend creating a partition for MS-DOS right away. > No need to actually install it till required. Agreed. Dos/Win/NT want the first partition of the first drive to be "their" boot file system. So decide what you want for DOS and build the p

Re: Installing Debian Linux on a new system w/out MSDOG

1997-05-19 Thread Jean Pierre LeJacq
I'd recommend creating a partition for MS-DOS right away. No need to actually install it till required. -- Jean Pierre On Mon, 19 May 1997 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I'm waiting for parts to arrive for a new system. I can probably get a copy > of MSDOG, but I'd like to avoid this. Eventually

Installing Debian Linux on a new system w/out MSDOG

1997-05-19 Thread adavis
I'm waiting for parts to arrive for a new system. I can probably get a copy of MSDOG, but I'd like to avoid this. Eventually it will perhaps be necessary to install Windows 95 or Windows NT and MSDOG, but to begin with, I will install Linux. I expect to be able to create the installation disks