Re: Installing without rebooting (running the installation proggie from within Linux)

2000-04-29 Thread Arcady Genkin
Brad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > How about downloading base2_1.tgz (or base2_2.tgz if you want to go > straight to frozen) and untarring that into the new partition before > chrooting into it? In case anyone was following this thread, here are a couple of gotchas that I ran into: 1. I couldn't

Re: Installing without rebooting (running the installation proggie from within Linux)

2000-04-28 Thread kmself
On Thu, Apr 27, 2000 at 11:02:13PM +0100, Steven Satelle wrote: > My understanding is (more from windoze than linux) that installing on one > hrd drv and using it in a diff system is a bad idea, lots of different > hardware / configurations, unless you both have identical systems Amplifying other

Re: Installing without rebooting (running the installation proggie from within Linux)

2000-04-28 Thread Arcady Genkin
Brad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Wed, Apr 26, 2000 at 01:37:09PM -0700, kmself@ix.netcom.com wrote: > > > While this is fine for building up a system once the base image has been > > created, I believe you'll find it easiest to install the base by booting > > the system. > > How about downl

RE: Installing without rebooting (running the installation proggie from within Linux)

2000-04-27 Thread William T Wilson
On Thu, 27 Apr 2000, Steven Satelle wrote: > My understanding is (more from windoze than linux) that installing on one > hrd drv and using it in a diff system is a bad idea, lots of different It is often a good idea. Sometimes, it is the most efficient way to get a system installed- say if the r

RE: Installing without rebooting (running the installation proggie from within Linux)

2000-04-27 Thread Steven Satelle
My understanding is (more from windoze than linux) that installing on one hrd drv and using it in a diff system is a bad idea, lots of different hardware / configurations, unless you both have identical systems -Original Message- From: Arcady Genkin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Arca

Re: Installing without rebooting (running the installation proggie from within Linux)

2000-04-27 Thread Brad
On Wed, Apr 26, 2000 at 01:37:09PM -0700, kmself@ix.netcom.com wrote: > > > > you may try a chroot-ed environment. man chroot > > While this is fine for building up a system once the base image has been > created, I believe you'll find it easiest to install the base by booting > the system. How a

Re: Installing without rebooting (running the installation proggie from within Linux)

2000-04-26 Thread kmself
On Wed, Apr 26, 2000 at 10:02:40PM +0200, Oswald Buddenhagen wrote: > > Is it possible to run the Debian installation program on a workstation > > which runs Linux? > > > > Is it possible to simply mount whatever floppy image I need off > > /dev/fd0 and run the installation program? > > If so, wha

Re: Installing without rebooting (running the installation proggie from within Linux)

2000-04-26 Thread Oswald Buddenhagen
> Is it possible to run the Debian installation program on a workstation > which runs Linux? > > Is it possible to simply mount whatever floppy image I need off > /dev/fd0 and run the installation program? > If so, what is the program's name? > you may try a chroot-ed environment. man chroot --