Re: Help!!!!!! Package install problems!!!

1998-12-17 Thread Helge Hafting
> OK. Now I cann't load Debian directly off of the CD because the CDROM > drive is not supported. So I got base installed on the machine by > creating a 30MB Dos partition and copying the basic installation files > on to it from DOS. Install went OK up to the point where I need to > install pac

Re: Help!!!!!! Package install problems!!!

1998-12-16 Thread Kent West
At 04:38 PM 12/16/1998 +0100, Lyndon Fletcher wrote: >Hi, > I'm reposting this message with a few clarifications in the hope that >someone will answer my questions. > >I was recently lent an old 486 PC by a friend so that I could do some >Web server development. The machine is not mine and not re

RE: Help!!!!!! Package install problems!!!

1998-12-16 Thread Person, Roderick
I have the same type of CDROM. I used the goldstar cdrom driver (gscd). I works fine. Try that driver and you should have full access to the CD. It is possible to use dselect without the the packages file - but I don't recommend this. I have done it that way and it can lead to problems. When I di