Re: make boot floppy problem Deb1.3

1997-06-19 Thread W Paul Mills
It is quite likely your disk really is bad. Will it format in DOS? Bad disks actually seem to be more common than you might think. Could also be a disk drive problem. On Wed, 18 Jun 1997 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I'm experiencing problems installing Debian1.3 from scratch. > I followed the D

Re: make boot floppy problem Deb1.3

1997-06-18 Thread David B. Teague
Erwin: I got this collection of errors trying to install Debian 1.1 until I changed my controller (Adaptec AHA 1542 A) which had firmware circa 1988. I suspect nobody else keeps superanuated hardware around as long as I do, but it is worth thinking about if you hardware has any age on it. You i

Re: make boot floppy problem Deb1.3

1997-06-18 Thread Dale Scheetz
On Wed, 18 Jun 1997 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I'm experiencing problems installing Debian1.3 from scratch. > I followed the Debian1.3 installation guide and opted to > install with floppy disks. > > Everything went swiftly untill I reached the point : > Make a Boot floppy > After introducin

Re: make boot floppy problem Deb1.3

1997-06-18 Thread compwiz
On Wed, 18 Jun 1997 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I'm experiencing problems installing Debian1.3 from scratch. > I followed the Debian1.3 installation guide and opted to > install with floppy disks. > > Everything went swiftly untill I reached the point : > Make a Boot floppy > After introduc

make boot floppy problem Deb1.3

1997-06-18 Thread simons
I'm experiencing problems installing Debian1.3 from scratch. I followed the Debian1.3 installation guide and opted to install with floppy disks. Everything went swiftly untill I reached the point : Make a Boot floppy After introducing an empty, formatted, write-enabled floppy and hitting enter