--- Kent West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Asim Jamshed wrote: > > >Hello, > > > >I just installed Debian Linux on my PC. This is my > first experience > >with Linux. Understandably, I faced a lot of > problems :). I had > >downloaded the debian v3 release 2 which comes on 7 > CDs(Woody). On > >installation, by default, the kernel installed was > version 2.2. I > >tried to upgrade it to v2.4 using dselect. The > system asked me to > >insert CD 3 of the Debian distribution. On > inserting the right CD, it > >again prompted the same inquiry. The CD 3 reads > fine as I've already > >tested it out. Can you kindly tell me what might > the problem be? > > > >Regards, > >AJ > > > > > > > > > Do you have fast network access? If so, you can > bypass the cdroms and > pull directly from the network by reconfiguring > "/etc/apt/sources.list". > > It seems a shame to do so since you already have the > CDs, but I never > use CDs, so I don't know what might be wrong, thus > I've made this > suggestion to use the net. > > -- > Kent >
Yes, I agree. Installing from the net is always best. Start again, since you don't have much to lose. Just insert the 1st cd and when you get "boot:" you can either hit F3 to see a list of boot flavors or just type bf24 at "boot:" and you will boot and install the 2.4.x kernel. HTH ===== FreeBSD http://www.freebsd.org _______________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Declare Yourself - Register online to vote today! http://vote.yahoo.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
