I would recommend using loadlin to boot directly from harddisk in this case. All you need to have is a small DOS partition which you can repartition later. But keep a DOS partition is not a bad idea in case anything goes wrong.
Just my 2 cents. Dennis > -----Original Message----- > From: Jieyao [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, June 25, 1998 8:17 PM > To: Michael B. Taylor > Subject: Re: Linux system Instalation - CRC Error > > > I have a feeling that Debian /Linux is particularly sensitive to media > defect. Even > when I use disk that are formatted perfectly in win95, I still get > error during > installing. > Something retrying works. > > But the easiest way out is to get a new box of floppy. You would need > 9 disks, > about a box. > > BTW, what's the root disk for? I don't think it was used for > installation. > > > Sounds like you there may be a media defect on the floppy you used > for the > > rescue disk. Use another floppy. This is pretty common. > > > > Here is what I do do make a Debian boot floppy set. It is kinda > time > > consuming, but it has pretty much eliminated this kind of problem > for me. > > > > DOS (Win95, whatever) format the stack of floppys that you plan to > use for > > your installation set. Watch the output messages. If the format > program > > marks any sectors as bad, toss the disk or at least dont use it to > make > > your installation set. > > __o __o __o __o > __________\_))__\_))__\_))__\_))___________. > ----------\-----------\-------- > R O W I N G > Jieyao <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ICQ 836655 > > Don't waste your computer's time. > Join the Singapore RC5 Effort now! > <http://raffles0005.pc.nus.sg/~rekcah/rc5/> > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
