Trying to install version 2.1 on my laptop (je parle aussi français)

Hi, This is my first attempt to install Linux ever, and this from the CD coming with the book Installing Debian GNU/Linux (version 2.1). I have a Fujitsu laptop with a CDROM drive, a floppy drive and a 4Gb harddrive which i repartitionned using PartitionMagic 7.0 (i kept 2Gb for Windows on hda1 a

Installer fails to "Install base system"

> Hi, > > This is my first attempt to install Linux ever, and this from the CD > coming with the book i just bought : Installing Debian GNU/Linux (version > 2.1). I know it is an old version, but it should work anyway, no ? > I have a Fujitsu laptop with 32 Mg of RAM, a CDROM drive, a floppy driv