Vitux wrote: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > I am not sure if I follow all of your questions, but I hope this helps. > > 1. Your floppy is probably /dev/fd0 or /dev/fd1 > > 2. For a computer the is not connected to the net and being setup by > > a newbie you really should consider spending the $10 and having the cd > > available to you. It is much simpler that downloading on another machine > > and > > then transfering to your debian gnu/linux box. Yes you can do this > > directly > > but since your system is not really setup yet there is a slight catch22 > > here. > > Also you are probably going to want to reinstall several times as you learn > > more. This is much easier with a cd. > > In the meanwhile you might just want to play around with the base system > > while > > you are learning. > > > > -- > <pedantic><rant> > You hardly ever have to reinstall Linux, this is a > windows-bad-habit. I've reinstalled once since I started using > Debian well over a year ago. That was caused by a hard-crashed > /dev/hda... > </pedantic></rant> > Yes, it's a good idea to get a cd-rom if you don't have net > access (if you've got a cd-drive, of course). On the other > hand, it's very easy to get within 2 feet of a modem these > days... > ;-) > Vitux > > -- > "I'm not a crook" > Richard Nixon > > Debian GNU/Linux > Micro$loth-free Zone forgot to include the list, sorry...
-- "I'm not a crook" Richard Nixon Debian GNU/Linux Micro$loth-free Zone
