On Mon, Apr 24, 2000 at 09:29:06AM +0100, Ian Morton wrote:
> I am trying to install Debian 2.1 as sole OS, and the latest snag is
> when trying to install from dselect it asks " enter block device name
> [/dev/cdrom] " but I can cant find any reference to any block device
> name in any of the docu
>
>
> Please help me !!!
>
> I am very interesting on installing of Debian 1.3.1. (r.6)
>
> By dselect-program, by ACCESS, is the question: INSERT THE CD-ROM AND
> ENTER THE BLOCK DEVICE NAME. What I must answer? I see, my cd-rom isn not
> yet installed (i can open). My cd-rom is the new LG
that depends on what type of CDROM you have
if you are like most PC Users who can only afford cheap hardware (like me)
then you probably use IDE,
the device name would be /dev/hdX (where X is a letter )
a typical setup would be this:
you have the hard drive ( C: in DOS) as the first device
> Insert the CD-ROM and enter the block device name
What sort of CD-ROM do you have?
Will
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> I have installed debian on hard drive. Now I am trying to use deselect. I
> chose
> access method as cd-rom. I am being prompted the following:
>
> Insert the CD-ROM and enter the block device name
>
>
> what should I enter here?
/dev/hdc
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Patrick Dahiroc wrote:
>the following screen asked for the CD and
> the block device name. I have no idea what this means. The system
> recognized my CD during the reboot as hdd 655A ATAPI IDE. What do I
> have to type in as my block device name?
Jean Pierre L
On Wed, 30 Jul 1997, Jean Pierre LeJacq wrote:
:On Wed, 30 Jul 1997, Patrick Dahiroc wrote:
:
:> I began using dselect to install program files, but after choosing the
:> Access option on the main menu the following screen asked for the CD and
:> the block device name. I have no idea what this me
On Wed, 30 Jul 1997, Patrick Dahiroc wrote:
> I began using dselect to install program files, but after choosing the
> Access option on the main menu the following screen asked for the CD and
> the block device name. I have no idea what this means. The system
> recognized my CD during the reboot
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