-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Stefan Monnier wrote: >> My cd-rom is not recognized by the debian installer >> because of the intel 965 chipset on my asus p5b >> mainboard. I know there is a way to install from an >> iso image on the hard drive but I am having problems >> understanding how to get this to work. I currently >> have mandriva installed and lots of extra harddrive >> space for other distrubutions. I'd like to load etch >> and 64studio which is a debian based multimedia >> distribution. > >> I believe I need the hd-media version of the debian >> installer, which I can't find in the ia64 installation >> manual at >> http://www.us.debian.org/releases/stable/ia64/. >> http://http.us.debian.org/debian/dists/etch/main/installer-ia64/current/images/ >> I only see booting from cd-rom and from tftp >> mentioned. > > Have you tried > > http://www.goodbye-windows.com/ > > ? > > Stefan > >
That program on that site is a windows .exe that will download the Etch net-install for your appropriate architecture and then give you the opportunity to install Etch on the next boot. You don't need a CD. It works well. Joe -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFF31C1iXBCVWpc5J4RAndLAJ9BIhcHoHbue7HsO+j+EfpXUpqHLwCgq0l8 jffyYX5kX7kA0CSAjTRC+u8= =o/Ad -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

