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Re: Linux Install Problem

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From: Marc
Date: Mon, 03 Nov 1997 00:00
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I've never installed Debian but I know in slakware you need to make a root
disk.  This is perhaps what you are missing.  You make a root disk the
same way you made the others with rawrite.  Look for root.bin or something
like it in your distribution.  Then after it's done with the boot disk put
the root disk in.

-Marc

On Thu, 30 Oct 1997, Brian Reich wrote:

> I am having trouble installing the Linux Debian Distribution. The
> instuctions for installation say to make the rescue disk and boot from
> it (using "rawrite2 -f resc1440.bin -d a"). This works fine. I try to
> boot, and it goes to "boot: " prompt. I am supposed to press enter to
> start installing, when I do it tries to load "root.bin"and fails. Any
> suggestions? Please email me. Many thanks.
> 
> Brian Reich
> breich@sunlink.net
> 
> 
> 
> 
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From: Marc <dalamar@wpi.edu>
Subject: Re: Linux Install Problem
Date: 1997/11/03
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