Re: installing Debian 2.0 r3

1999-05-13 Thread Colin Tree
Hi Michael, My tried and true method for old dossers is boot dos including dos cdrom drivers & mscdex, d: ( or whichever drive is your CD ) cd install type install.txt | more ( gives some install information ) boot ( now your in the install program ) > When you enter "parameters" you

Re: installing Debian 2.0 r3

1999-05-12 Thread John
Thanks for your response - however, I'd included "linux" (the name used on both floppies and CD). It must be my parameters which are incorrect. Booting from CD-ROM, the 3rd Hard Drive and with "boot.bat" and "linux" in the "install" directory what parameters should work? Today, I changed the CD-RO

Re: installing Debian 2.0 r3

1999-05-12 Thread Michael Beattie
When you enter "parameters" you must also include the kernel name. such as "linux" (I cant remember if that is the name used on the install floppies) so: LILO boot: linux [parameters] On Tue, 11 May 1999, John wrote: > I have a spare machine onto which I am trying to install 2.0 r3. The machi