> James Patrick Galvin, Jr. wrote: > > Hey, I'm currently trying to install Debian Linux on my > machine. It is definatly more than adequate to install > it on, but of course I'm haveing technical problems > which hopefully someone can help me resolve. I have a > 10 gig HD on 1 partition running Windows 98. I ran FIPS > and split my HD so Win98 is using like 80 percent and a > new partition 'D:' has 20 percent, but I cannot access > D:. When I type D: at a DOS prompt I get an error saying > can't access drive or something.
You do not have to access the D drive from dos/windows. The most important thing that FIPS does is to resize your windows partiton "nondestructively" and leave the free space where you can create your linux partitions. The other problem I > have it I downloaded the files resc1440.bin drv1440.bin > base2_0.tgz root.bin linux install.bat and loadlin.exe > into the directory C:\Linux Installation Files on my > machine and then I ran install.bat from MS-DOS, but it > said Kernel Fault: VGX<or something> and then it said a > little more, but it stopped I waited a second and > nothing happened. So I reset my machine and tried > running install.bat 1 more time but got the same thing. > I really don't know what to do. Do I need to format my > new partition, or is it fine like it is? What should I > do to install Linux? Please help. :) Same thing happened to me. I was doing an ftp install, so I only had to d/load few files before starting. What I did and what I recommend to you is: 1) Create directory c:\debian 2) Copy all reqiered files as listed in the there (do not forget linux file as I did ;-)) 3) write the resc1440.bin to a floppy using rawrite.exe 4) boot with that floppy and start instalation 5) During instalation always choose the install from a hard drive option and enter your c:\debian ditrectory 6) Do everithing else as was said in the install.exe > Thanks for any help, > Jim > [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null
