Now that two people gave the same advice, I'm going to dissent. The instructions in install.txt are adequate if you have Debian on CDROM. Not if you download to disk yourself. I downloaded what I believed was an accurate copy of ftp.cdrom.com:/pub/linux/debian/bo onto a spare hard drive and mounted it on the machine being installed. But I could never find an answer that would satisfy the ambiguous prompt that wants to know where to find the "Debian distribution" already mounted. (Is there a missing top level directory? What's its name?) I installed from CD ROM later with no problems. Install.txt glosses over this, I suppose because most people are installing from the CD or over the network.
I don't know how to fix it or I would have sent in a patch. For now, we shouldn't be telling newcomers to Linux that install.txt is all the info they'll need to install Debian. The ones who try to download it may be disappointed. Cameron -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
