smoke wrote: > thanks for taking the time to help. > it was a corrupt file. now i get through the install up to picking a computer > profile. i pick "dialup" configuration so it only installs programs i need for > a home computer system and it asks where my .deb files are located. > i tried the hard drive where base 2_1.tgz is located. they are not there, > i tried the mounted drive and it can't find them there. i assumed the .deb > files > were included in the base file. maybe not. so i am going to find the .deb > package > and put them on a floppy and tell the install they are located there. i > assume i have > to use the rawrite to do this? > thanks again. >
A typical Debian install is done in two phases: the base install, which is just enough to have a minimal system, and the rest of the install, which includes such fancies as the X Window System and emacs and samba and anything else you might want to install. The base_2_1.tgz file, and what you've installed so far, is only the base portion. In order to finish the install with the "dialup" configuration you need to either have the .debs stored locally (on a DOS partition or floppies, etc) which is generally not very efficient, or you need a Debian CD-ROM or better yet, a net connection. If you have a net connection (LAN, modem + ISP, etc), you'll need to get that working before you can finish up the install. The base install typically has everything you need to get your LAN or ISP connection working. (Be aware that most internal PCI modems are "winmodems" and won't work with Linux, so you may need to invest in a real modem in order to finish up.) Alternatively, you could download the .debs to your DOS partition or to floppies, but I assure you that's a pain. Or as mentioned, you can acquire a Debian CD, but a net connection would get you newer packages than you'd likely get from a CD. > > Kent West wrote: > > > smoke wrote: > > > > > i downloaded the files from the getting started, dos install. i have > > > install, linux > > > drv1440.bin, loadlin.exe, root.bin,resc1440.bin and base2_1.tgz. > > > i run the install bat and get a command to enter kernal name. i tried > > > linux and nothing > > > happens. WHAT IS THE KERNEL out of these files? IS LINUX SUPPOSED TO > > > HAVE > > > AN EXTENSION? > > > IF I DO GET AN INSTALLATION TO WORK WILL I SEE A GRAPHICS PAGE OR > > > JUST > > > # > > > # > > > # > > > # ? > > > i want to learn linux, but if it is uninstallable without knowing unix > > > commands i will > > > buy windows 98. > > > i have compacted a second harddrive, and ran fips. i have two > > > partitions. i have the > > > files required according to the getting started page in a file on the > > > dos partition. > > > WHAT DO I TYPE IN FOR THE KERNAL? > > > is the base 2-1.tgz a compressed file i have to unzip? > > > > I have run into this problem a few times. Every time it was because I had > > downloaded > > the "linux" file via Netscape Navigator (and then forgot not to next time). > > Netscape > > does something to the file. What you want to do is ftp to the site where > > you're > > downloading the files from and ftp down the "linux" file. Should solve your > > problem.
