hello jia: sorry but i'm a total linux newbie.
i didn't understand your reply enough. are you saying that when the installation program prompts me to insert a cdrom, i should do an alt-Fx, and type those commands in (dd if=/dev/cdrom of=/dev/hda5, etc. )? or do these belong to some script somewhere? please also explain about making hda5 active, as you state below. kindly explain a little more. thanks ram linux newbie ----- Original Message ----- From: Jia Baoyu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: ramsubs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, October 05, 2001 5:03 PM Subject: Re: how to install debian originally from cd but copied to HD > > ramsubs wrote: > > > > i'm a linux newbie and playing around with debian to learn. i've > > installed and reinstalled it many times but the routine of swapping > > cds (from the 3 cd-set) is bothersome. > > > > so i partitioned my HD increasing it by 3 partitions > > for example /dev/hda5 > /dev/hda6 > /dev/hda7 > cd #1 > dd if=/dev/cdrom of=/dev/hda5 > > (you could make /dev/hda5 aktive!, i make so :-))) > > cd #2 > dd if=/dev/cdrom of=/dev/hda6 > > > cd #3 > dd if=/dev/cdrom of=/dev/hda7 >
