Not enough sleep. Using the install c.d.#1 I booted and began the install. 4. Boot the installation system 5. Configure the keyboard 6. Create and mount Debian partition I mounted my previous root partition, and skipped ahead to make it bootable, installed lilo in the mbr. Initialized the knoppix partition wiping it clean. Reboot to success!
Sources of inspiration: prior experiance breaking things and having to learn how to fix them, http://lists.debian.org/google.html http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2000/debian-devel-200010/msg00418.html I have not totally finished the "small hard disk partition as a rescue partition, and install a second Linux on that" yet! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]