Re: block device name

2000-04-24 Thread kmself
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 &

block device name

2000-04-24 Thread Ian Morton
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 documentation . I have a ATAPI CDROM ON HDC, SO W

Re: DSELECT - Install from CD-ROM - Block Device Name

1999-02-01 Thread Tom Persons
Actually I had the same problem when I first installed debian and this is how I resolved it. Instead of trying to determine the block device name (which I did find, but it didn't work) you should mount your CDRom then choose install from a previously mounted file system from the ds

DSELECT - Install from CD-ROM - Block Device Name

1999-02-01 Thread Lee Harrison
I have just installed Debian with relative ease (Floppy boot, base system from Official CD Dist) however with DSELECT I am having difficulty -- How do I find out the Block Device Name requested when I then try to install packages from CD-ROM? Any assistance will be appreciated.  Thanks

Re: DEBIAN 2.0 INSTALL BLOCK DEVICE NAME

1998-09-06 Thread LeRoy D. Cressy
I am a first time installer of Debian Linux 2.0 with Win 98 on the computer. What to I enter when on the installation program so I can get Emacs, X etc. when installing from the Binary i386 CD I read: Insert the CD Rom with the block device name: I enter: /dev/hda3, (have tried /dev

Re: DEBIAN 2.0 INSTALL BLOCK DEVICE NAME

1998-09-06 Thread Andrius Sabanas
> BOB'S MAIL wrote: > > I am a first time installer of Debian Linux 2.0 with Win 98 on the > computer. > > What to I enter when on the installation program so I can get Emacs, X > etc. when installing from the Binary i386 CD I read: > > Insert the CD Rom wi

DEBIAN 2.0 INSTALL BLOCK DEVICE NAME

1998-09-06 Thread BOB'S MAIL
I am a first time installer of Debian Linux 2.0 with Win 98 on the computer.   What to I enter when on the installation program so I can get Emacs, X etc. when installing from the Binary i386 CD  I read:    Insert the CD Rom with the block device name:I enter:    /dev/hda3, (have tried /dev

Block device name by dselect-program (ACCESS) -Reply

1998-05-18 Thread Gregory Dickinson
>>> "A. Nowakowski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 05/16/98 05:07am >>> 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 se

Re: Block device name by dselect-program (ACCESS)

1998-05-16 Thread E.L. Meijer \(Eric\)
> > > 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

Block device name by dselect-program (ACCESS)

1998-05-16 Thread A. Nowakowski
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 (iso9660) and is as

Block device name by dselect-program (ACCESS)

1998-05-16 Thread A. Nowakowski
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 (iso9660) and is as

Re: What is a block device name?

1998-04-13 Thread Carey Evans
"Beth Lewis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > "Insert the CD_ROM and enter the block device name []: > Can someone tell me what it wants to know? If you have a newish home computer, it's probably /dev/hd? where ? is "b", "c" or "d"

Re: What is a block device name?

1998-04-13 Thread Oliver Elphick
> >"Insert the CD_ROM and enter the block device name []: > Can >someone tell me what it wants to know? What did I do wrong? I don't know that you did anything wrong... The block device is a filesystem pointer to the device driver that will operate the CD d

What is a block device name?

1998-04-13 Thread Beth Lewis
Hi everyone, I've been lurking on this list for ages and you seem a very friendly bunch , so I hope someone can help me with what is obviously a very newbie question. I am loading Debian 1.3.1 for the first time, and I get: "Insert the CD_ROM and enter the block device name []: Ca

Re: block device name for cd-rom

1998-04-02 Thread Stephen Carpenter
following: > > Insert the CD-ROM and enter the block device name > > what should I enter here? > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- -=Signature has been removed because it

Re: block device name for cd-rom

1998-04-01 Thread Will Lowe
> Insert the CD-ROM and enter the block device name What sort of CD-ROM do you have? Will -- | [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTEC

Re: block device name for cd-rom

1998-04-01 Thread Christopher Judd
> 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?

block device name for cd-rom

1998-04-01 Thread HHaque
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? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of

Re: block device name (Easier installation questions?)

1997-08-02 Thread Peter S Galbraith
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?

Re: block device name

1997-07-30 Thread Nathan E Norman
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

Re: block device name

1997-07-30 Thread Jean Pierre LeJacq
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 C

block device name

1997-07-30 Thread Patrick Dahiroc
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 as hdd 655A ATAPI IDE. What do I have to type in