>> two other unformatted Linux partitions(70MB and 210MB). The partitions >> were made with Partition Manager, a very basic DOS-utility.
>Why? If you are doing a vanilla install, creating partitions are part of >the install ... I didn't know it was part of the install. Besides, I didn't want to loose the data on the dos partition. >hmmm another why .... you said above the partitions are unformated so, other >than the files on the floppy, where is the rest of the install? I was planning on doing it all over floppies, as described in the "official" installation guide, found at http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/install, section 5.5.3. >go to the local computer market or Linux shop etc and buy the Potatoe cd. >My first one cost me $5.00 AU about $10.00 US you will save this 10 times >over in man hours and thinking time alone! Problem is, my Laptop doesn't have a CD-drive. Maybe I'll end up doing this anyways because I'm planning on installing Debian on my main computer, wich now is still running windows, and has a CD-drive.