"Rainer Hahnekamp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Hello everybody,
>
> I want to install the Debian distribution on my IBM ThinkPad 486/75 MHz. At
> first I wanted to create a dual boot system with MS-DOS & Linux, but got
> some problems during the installation. Now I deleted all my partitions and
> booted from the Rescue disc, because I can only use floppy discs. As the
> help file says I pass the parameter floppy=thinkpad to the installation
> process, but after that I get the error message: "Could not find kernel
> image: floppy=t.hin".
> As disc image I used the one from
> http.us.debian.org/debian/dists/potato/main/disks-i386/current/
> images-1.44/rescue.bin
> Can somebody help me please?
You need to specify the kernel as well as the parameter. Something
along the lines of:
linux floppy=thinkpad
instead of just
floppy=thinkpad
should do the trick. Also, give it a shot without the
"floppy=thinkpad" bit. Some of the thinkpads need that parameter and
others don't.
Gary
