Aaron, Actually Red Hat could still be in the MBR, and when you install Debian Lilo doesn't have enough space to load onto to the MBR. So try what I suggested, and if it works e-mail me back.
Dan ----------------------------------------------------------------- Please do not add me to you address book as it is very insecure, and I hate receiving viruses. If I am part of your address book please remove me. Thank you. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Daniel Reinhardt Community Internet Access Inc Technical Support Voice: 1-505-863-2424 Fax: 1-505-722-6640 Internet: http://www.cia-g.com Homepage: http://www.cia-g.com/~dan502 ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: "Aaron" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Debian-List" <debian-user@lists.debian.org>; "Dan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, April 06, 2001 10:49 PM Subject: RE: Installing Debian > hey Dan, thanks for the reply. > > I could erase the hard disk and start from scratch, but I don't think having > something on the hard before doing the install is a problem. If I can't > eventually figure this out I will erase everything and start over. I had a > installation of redhat on the machine and I installed debian over top of it. > I don't know if that is the problem, but if someone does please let me know. > > Thanks, > > Aaron > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, April 06, 2001 8:37 PM > To: Aaron; Debian-List > Subject: Re: Installing Debian > > > Arron, > > I am a total newbie to linux installs and I was able to install LILO just > fine the first time I popped it in. Since then I have had no troubles, but > navigating the OS in Command Line prompt, but that is what I want to learn. > I am now setting up security and learning the VI Editor. All I gotta say is > load up a Windows Boot Floppy FDISK it or use CFDISK from Debian to erase > the hard drive totally and start fresh. > > Thanks, > Dan > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > Please do not add me to you address > book as it is very insecure, and I > hate receiving viruses. If I am part of your > address book please remove me. > Thank you. > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > Daniel Reinhardt > Community Internet Access Inc > Technical Support > Voice: 1-505-863-2424 > Fax: 1-505-722-6640 > Internet: http://www.cia-g.com > Homepage: http://www.cia-g.com/~dan502 > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Aaron" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Debian-List" <debian-user@lists.debian.org> > Sent: Friday, April 06, 2001 10:31 PM > Subject: Installing Debian > > > > I just recently bought a set of debian cd's and am now trying to install > > debian on my pc. I have some experience installing Linux using redhat and > I > > have done some freeBSD installs so I am not totally new to this, but I > can't > > seem to make this work. > > > > Every time I do an install and then do the reboot I get LIL at the boot > > prompt. So for some reason Lilo is not being installed correctly on the > MBR. > > When I set up my partitions I have the / partition on sdba1 so I figure > that > > this should get Lilo installed on the first 1024 cylinders. Maybe not > > though. > > > > The other problem I am now having is that I get a message saying the X > > server can't find my mouse. Can someone tell me what tool to use to > > configure my mouse? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Aaron > > > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > >
