Hi Walter, Can you resend this as a diff against the current version, it makes it easier to evaluate changes. Thanks, David Sun, Apr 22, 2001 at 01:30:50PM -0400 wrote: > Hi David, I have split up the initial README.txt into > three files (I suppose it could just stay as one file) > README.txt, INSTALL.txt and MANIFEST.txt. > > -walter > > > ----------------------------README.txt------------------------------------------- > > > The Debian Installation System > ============================== > > Quick Orientation > > The purpose of this README is to acquaint the reader with the > contents of the directory where the file you are currently > reading resides. If you wish to return to this directory you > should go to > > <debian>/dists/woody/main/disks-i386/current/ > > where the word `<debian>' may indicate an FTP area, Web distribution > area, or official Debian CD-ROM. All the files required for installation > can be found within this directory and subdirectories. > > Full information on how to install Debian can be found in the > documentation located under the `doc' subdirectory. Documentation > is available in several formats and languages. Bookmark and read > <URL:http://www.debian.org/releases/woody/> for errata, security > alerts, and other updated information. > > For the impatient, quick install instructions can be found in the > file INSTALL.txt. However, the reader is nonetheless STRONGLY > encouraged to read the aforementioned mentioned FULL documentation > in the doc/ subdirectory but perhaps you'll be able to get through > the install without it. If you get stuck review the FULL documentation. > > A more detailed description of the contents of this directory is > in MANIFEST.txt > > -------------------------------------------------------- INSTALL.txt file-------- > > > > The Debian Installation System > ============================== > > Quick Orientation > > The purpose of this README is to acquaint the reader with the > contents of the directory where the file you are currently > reading resides. If you wish to return to this directory you > should go to > > <debian>/dists/woody/main/disks-i386/current/ > > where the word `<debian>' may indicate an FTP area, Web distribution > area, or official Debian CD-ROM. All the files required for installation > can be found within this directory and subdirectories. > > Full information on how to install Debian can be found in the > documentation located under the `doc' subdirectory. Documentation > is available in several formats and languages. Bookmark and read > <URL:http://www.debian.org/releases/woody/> for errata, security > alerts, and other updated information. > > CDROM Install > ============= > > Even though the Debian Installation System is also called the > `boot-floppies', it is possible (in fact, DESIRABLE) to install > Debian without the use of floppies at all. For instance, you may > be able to install Debian from an official Debian bootable CD-ROM, > from the network, or from another operating system. The recommended > approach is to boot using an official Debian cdrom. > > > > Floppies Install > ================ > > If you either do not have a cdrom or you have a computer that > can NOT boot a cdrom (go into your BIOS setup to see whether you > are able to tell the computer to boot from the cdrom) then you > will have to use the boot floppy images in this directory. > > Windows/Dos Users > ----------------- > > For new users to Linux who are currently running Windows/Dos > you are advised to choose one of the following approaches: > > A. Run Linux within DOS. > > People who may want to use this method > -------------------------------------- > > This method is recommended for those who have no room > on their hard drive as it is probably solely to Windows/Dos > also for for those who are curious about Linux and just want to > give it a "try". > > Running Linux in Dos > -------------------- > > Specifically run the DOS batch script `install.bat' in the > current directory. If this fails it may be due to some hardware > issue in which case you should go to a different flavor, that is, > to one of the subdirectories > > ide/, idepci/ or compact/ > > and read the README.txt files to determine which of the flavors > would appeal the most to your computer. Once you have decided > try running the `install.bat' batch script in one of these > subdirectories. > > > B. Copy the boot floppies files to floppy disks. > > It is RECOMMENDED that you use NEW floppies as used ones can > fail to boot. > > Change directory to images-<size-of-your-floppies>/ and copy > the image files `rescue.bin', `root.bin' to separate floppy > disks, that is, one file per disk using the command DOS utility > `rawrite2.exe' in the dosutils subdirectory: > > rawrite2 -f <file> -d a > > where a refers to the a: floppy drive on your computer. > In addition to the `rescue.bin' and `root.bin' image files > are the files `driver-*.bin' files which contain extra hardware > drivers not contained in the `rescue.bin' image. In most cases > you will not need these images so it may well be sufficient > to simply copy `rescue.bin' and `root.bin'. > > Next, read "Beginning of Full Install" below. > > > UNIX/Linux Users > ================ > > You proceed by essentially as in B. above but instead run > the dd command (this is with respect to GNU dd): > > dd of=/dev/fd0 if=<file> bs=1024 > > If you are naturally suspicious, you can make sure the image was > successfully written: > > cmp /dev/fd0 <file> > > > > Beginning of Full Install > ========================= > > AFTER you have read the general documentation in the > `doc' subdirectory you should put the disk containing > the `rescue.bin' into the the floppy drive that your > computer checks at boot time for floppies. If your > computer successfully boots you should be prompted to > insert the disk containing the `root.bin' image. Once > this loads you will end up with a minature Debian system > which represents the beginning of the installation process > of the full Debian system as described in the documention > in the `doc' subdirectory that you have finished reading. > > ------------------------- MANIFEST.txt files begins------------- > > > > > > ** Layout Of The Installation Files > > The general organization of files in this directory is described > below. If you are copying a subset of these files to local disk or > what have you, you should retain the internal directory structure, > since the installation system will be looking for files in these > locations. > > README.txt - a very short intro pointing the reader to the file > he should focus on first > > MANIFEST.txt - this file > > INSTALL.txt - a quick installation instruction set for the > impatient. > > doc/ > > The Debian GNU/Linux Installation Manual, the Beginner's Guide for > `dselect', and the Release Notes may be found here in several > computer readable and printable formats. Please, Read The Fine > Manual (RTFM) before you begin! > > <flavor>/ > > There are several `flavors' of installation disk available. In > some cases the images contain a Linux kernel compiled with > certain options that make it work better on some hardware. See > below for information about why you might need to use a flavor. > > Also in this directory are files for a particular flavor which > are not disk images, but may be helpful for network > installations or installations from another operating system. > > During a network, NFS, or CD-ROM install, the install software > knows how to find these files, once you have indicated the > <debian> directory. If you plan to copy these files to a spot > on your hard drive in anticipation of using the installer's > "from a mounted partition" option, you do not need to duplicate > the directory structure of the <debian> archive, but you do need > to make sure you get a matched set of images, all of the same > <flavor>, or things probably won't work correctly. > > The flavors available for this architecture are `compact', 'idepci', > and `ide'. > > compact .... A Linux kernel with some non-critical device > drivers removed, and a few of the more common PCI > device drivers compiled into the kernel itself. > See images-1.44/compact/README.txt > > idepci .... Similar to compact, but even more PCI device drivers > are compiled into the kernel, and SCSI is removed. > See images-1.44/idepci/README.txt > > ide ..... Specialized kernel for those who require the UDMA66 > IDE patch. This may be needed if you have a > Promise Ultra66 IDE controller, among others. > See images-1.44/ide/README.txt > > images-<size>/<flavor>/ > > Directory containing disk images of <flavor> and size <size>. The > disk images are indicated by the file extension `.bin'. In particular > you should find the files: > > rescue.bin - rescue disk image, containing the kernel and a boot > loader. > > root.bin - root disk image, containing the root file system. NOT > required unless are you are installing from floppies. > > driver-#.bin - (# represents a single digit) are the device driver disk > images, containing kernel modules you can load for hardware > for which there is not a driver built into the kernel. For > instance, you can use this to install a driver for your >network > adapter; once you have installed that driver, you can >install > the rest of the system over the network. Other modules >include > PPP, parallel support, etc. NOT required UNLESS are you >are > installing from floppies. > > drivers.tgz - a compressed tar archive containing the same modules as >the above > disk images. These are used when installation kernel and >drivers > from local disk or CD rather than from floppies. Use the >file from > the appropriate subdirectory based on what flavor you are >using, > if any. > > > basecont.txt (MY comment: does not appear to exist?) > > In the toplevel directory and within the toplevel flavor directories we have the >files: > > install.bat - DOS batch script for booting into the installation system from > DOS. A different version of this batch file is available for > each flavor. > > linux - A Linux kernel image, used by the batch script above. > > > kernel-config - parameters that the Linux kernel `linux' was compiled with > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
