Hello there...
I had some trouble installing not only Debian, but Windows 98 and other Linux Distros booting from CD-ROM in /dev/hdb (in others machines). The error seems to be caused by some buggy boards that doesn't handle HD and CD-ROM in the same IDE when processor goes to protected mode, probably it's caused by the slow response time of the CD-ROM. A simple solution is to put de CD-ROM drive in the secondary IDE,as /dev/hdc or /dev/hdd, and boot from it. It ever worked for me, despite the system/distro I was using. Taupter Charles wrote: > > Answering Jim's questions( thanks for helping): > > Yes I am trying to install Debian from a CDROM and booting from this. I > am trying to install on a p-133, 32-meg 16xCDROM, IDE hard drive and > CDROM boot enabled. The installer runs fine, I mount the root partition > and so on. > > Then I get to the problem step "Install Operating System Kernel and > Modules". First time round I selected (Install from CDROM - at /dev/hdb > - the CD spins up - I leave the path as default "/debian" - and select > the "list" option). At this point I get the following error message: > "this installation program couldn't find any directory containing > the file resc1440tecra.bin" > I alt-F2 at this stage and check the /instmnt/ for a directory ./debian > or the file in question. I find the file however I fail to find a > directory called /debian. > > Second time round I carry out the same procedure until the last step. > THis time I manually set the path to where I found the file( > resc1440tecra.bin) /instmnt/boot. This time I get a different message > telling me that drv1440tecra.bin isn't there. > > I hope from this you could tell me what could be going wrong. > > Thanks Charles > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null
