On Mon, Nov 25, 2002 at 02:28:02PM +0000, Andrew Sampson wrote: > Hi, > > Package : Boot-floppies > Version : Woody 3.0r0 (purchased from The Debian Shop) > flavor: bf24 > architecture: 1386 > model: component built system > memory: 512mb > > I am using a Abit K7a-RAID motherboard (no raid set) with 2 60g IBM > Deskstar hard drives. I have problems both partitioning the system and then > initializing and mounting partitions. cfdisk and fdisk do not create valid > partition tables so I downloaded Red Hat 8.0 and used Disk Druid to > partition the hard drive (which worked fine it was even possible to install > RH8.0 without problems). Debian then appears to have problems when I try to > Activate and Initialize partitions. If I choice to just activate the swap > partition I can continue but If I choose to Activate and Initialize the > partition , the boot system kernel looses all partition information. I am > then however unable to either activate or activate and initialize a root > partition without the kernel loosing knowledge of the partition table. I > get the rather helpful error message Mount failed: Input/output error > occasionally. However if I reboot into the kernel I have access to all the > partitions again. > > I would prefer to use install the Debian GNU/Linux than use Red Hat (partly > because of the ethically stand point and partly because from the reviews I > get significantly more control over my system). Is their any way use a > different kernel image to boot into the installation system or can I run > the installer from a Red Hat kernel?
There is a recipe for installing Debian from an existing linux system, in the installation manual. http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/installmanual -- *----------------------------------------------------------------* | Chris Tillman [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | To HAVE, GIVE all TO all (ACIM) | *----------------------------------------------------------------* -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
