At 05:39 AM 10/2/1998 -0500, Christopher Jay Stevenson wrote: > >Hmm... meant to send this to the list > >> > > What you'll probably want to do (I'm assuming you're not installing from >> > > CD-ROM) is install the base system, then download the dhcpcd package with >> > > Win95, mount the windows partition from within Linux, copy over the dhcpcd >> > > package, and install it. Then you'll be able to complete the Debian >> > > installation over the network. Of course, if you're installing from CD, >> > > then this won't matter. >> > >> > Umm... I'm using FAT32... is this a problem? > >Heh... > >mount -t vfat /dev/hda1 /mnt/win95_part > >worked juust fine > >Now, I get this weird error message when I try to install the dhcpcd >package > >cp: /etc/resolv.conf: No such file or directory > >Hmm... any ideas? > >---starfox > >Chris Stevenson
I also am new at Linux; too new to know what I'm talking about, so take this with a grain of salt. My understanding is that the /etc/resolv.conf file is a DNS (domain name service) lookup file. It contains the address of your DNS servers. Mine just has two lines: search acu.edu nameserver my.DNSserver's.IP.address It looks like maybe the cp (copy) command was trying to copy the file (perhaps to a backup file?), but couldn't find it. Since this is a new install, it may not matter. On the other hand, you may try reconfiguring dhcpcd (dselect/configure or something similar to "dpkg -c dhcpcd"); a lot of times a second or third attempt at configuration will solve problems (because package 1 needs package 2 installed before it can be configured but package 2 needs package 1 configured before it can be configured, etc). Hopefullly someone else will provide a more definitive answer. Kent ================================================ Kent West, Technology Support [EMAIL PROTECTED] Abilene Christian Univ., Abilene, TX 915-674-2557 FAX: 915.674.6724 Amateur Radio: KC5ENO Debian Linux: Ride the wave with the penguins!
