* Douglas Dreistadt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004-01-05 20:34]: > I'm trying to install Debian from CD on a > 700mhz AMD system with 500mb RAM. > Right now I am stuck in the middle of > installation. I have made it as far as disk > formatting, but cannot "mount"(?) the root > partition. > When I try to mount dev/hda1 as the root file > system, I get a [Mount failed: Invalid argument] > error, and cannot proceed beyond that point. That > error doesn't make sense to me, since I am using > the installation system setup menus, not the > command line, and cannot add any arguments.
perhaps /dev/hda1 rather than dev/hda1 ???? > > I am working with a 80gb Seagate hard disk. I > created 3 primary partitions: > > 5gb for the boot partition > 1gb for the swap partition > 75gb for everything else if they are in that order and the drive is hda then the root partition would be /dev/hda3 not /dev/hda1 > > I succeeded in creating the partitions, > initializing all 3 partitions, and activating the > swap partition. Next, it says I have to "mount" a > partition as the root, and I have tried numerous > times, but always get the [invalid argument] > error. > > Can anyone out there give me some pointers? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
