go to www.linux.org and click on documentation, go to the LDP pages and download (and read) the Getting Started guide
-- Sarel Botha On Sat, 13 Mar 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > I'm still trying to install Debian2.0. Here is what I'm doing. My > > computer boots to the CD-ROM, the rescue screen comes up. I press enter, > > Then I go into configure keyboard. After that I partition my second hard > > disk, ( first one has win98 on it)Make 1815mb for linux, 50 for swap, > > and should I make some for dos? the choices are dos16fat dos32fat and so > > on. after writing partition table, activating swap and such, > > > no, that option is for those sharing the drive w/ windows and what not > > > I install > > the base system, after that, config, then reboot, I boot from floppy for > > now, so after boot, it goes into deslect, It asks for Access, I choose > > CD-ROM, It asks for the CD and the device block, I enter /dev/hdc, > > (Binary i386 is in the drive) It says it found something and it will do, > > but then it says it can't find something, I'm not sure what it is > > it looks for contrib and non-free, which or not on the CD > > > looking for, but it says enter none, after that its slect, then its > > install the packages, after that, its config, then quit. after ten > > minuts of hd and cd exchanges, it says good luck,,,. It says login, > > which I do as root, then password, then I get a prompt #. after that I > > can't do anything, If I type /dev/hdb1 it says permission denide, If I > > type ttys2 it says permission denide. whats going on here? > > > > the permission denied error is because it tries to run /dev/hdb1 as a command > in UNIX everything is a file, and a file may be a program. So it says, hey > why not and tries to run it. > > sounds good so far. Now, go to the local library or book store and look for > a nice intro to unix or linux book and enjoy. Nothing is worse than fumbling > in the dark w/ a new OS. > > Some hints: > > df shows the mounted disks (the windows drive is not mounted by default) > > ls shows ths files you have > > dselect will get you back to where you installed packages earlier > > read the man page for mount (type man mount) > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > > >
