Brandon Mitchell writes: > > On Mon, 6 Jul 1998, Syed Huq wrote: > > > ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/stable/disks-i386/current/ > > > > All the files are there except base14-1.bin ... base14-6.bin. Instead of > > these, I see the files base-1.bin ... base-5.bin. > > > > Q1)Should I download the base-1.bin ... base-5.bin instead of the missing > > base14-1.bin ... base14-6.bin ? My floppy drive is 1.44MB. > > ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/hamm/main/disks-i386/current/ > It's not stable yet. I think the instructions need a little touch up. > > > I intend to buy a Debian CD and install from there. What was not clear in > > the 'Installing Debian Linux 2.0' documentation is if I still need to > > use all the floppies mentioned in section6.1 or are all these files for a > > floppy installation only. > > I guess this may be considered a bit confusing (it's hard to tell when > you've done it several times). If you have the cd, all of these files > will be one it. You will need the resc1440 and drv1440 disks. "root" > isn't needed for 1.44 disks, and you only need the tecra for goofy > laptops. You can mount your cdrom and access base2.0.tgz from there. Ok, > I guess it is a little confusing. The nice thing about the cd is that you > can do a 0 floppy install by clicking on the install.bat if you have dos. > Also, newer systems can boot from the cdrom, acheiving the same effect. >
True, but in the wacky world of win9x and laptops, a 0 floppy install might not be possible. I just installed Debian on a Compac laptop. The system came pre-loaded with Win95. The problem was that the DOS mode lacked the proper CDrom driver. Thanks to the floppy install available with Debian, I was able to tame that "wrascly wabbit" and get a decent operating system on board. -- -= Sent by Debian 1.3 Linux =- Thomas Kocourek KD4CIK @[EMAIL PROTECTED]@westgac3.dragon.com Remove @_@ for correct Email address --... ...-- ... -.. . -.- -.. ....- -.-. .. -.- -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null
