--- jan hearthstone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2000 07:46:48 -0800 (PST) > From: jan hearthstone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: debian2.1 booting from floppies - problems > - Thinkpad 380ED > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Hello, > I bought the debianGNULinux (debian2.1) book with > CD-ROM and am trying to bootup. However - my windows > are in a horrible shape (I've been trying to fix > them > for some two months now - another reason for me to > start Linux), - I cannot get from "safe mode", no > sounds (CD's, etc.), and I cannot start from the > CD_ROM. > The little booklet suggests to make two floppies - > a > bootup floppy, and a drv(?) floppy. I managed to > make > the bootup floppy, but did not find any instructions > how to make the other one. In any case, the bootup > didn't happen, the "help" says use "floppy=thinkpad" > (I have a Thinkpad 380ED) command after "boot", but > that did not work. > I downloaded debian2.2 from the ftp.us site, but > do > not know how to proceed. I am sorry, but it's all > very > new to me. > Thank you very much - Hearthstone. > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Shopping - Thousands of Stores. Millions of > Products. > http://shopping.yahoo.com/ >
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