On Wed, 10 January 2001, "fam van Marrewijk" wrote: > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Newsgroups: linux.debian.user > Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2001 5:24 AM > Subject: Re: Unable to Install Debian From CD > > > > > > > On 7 Jan 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > > > I have run dbootstrap from the Debian CD and installed the base > system. I've done all the steps up to the point where the system is > rebooted. When it reboots from a diskette, it runs the first part of the > installation (set up partitions, install base system etc.), but if I try to > access the CD, it says CDROM mount failed. > > > > > > > > When it boots from the HDD, I see that it finds the CDROM and calls it > hdb. But when I run dselect, it only gives three options for access methods: > > > > > > > > nfs install from an NFS server (not yet mounted) > > > > floppy install from a pile of floppy disks > > > > * apt APT acquisition (file,http,ftp) > > > > > > > > I want to continue the installation from the CDROM discs resuming at > the point where the Debian installation system boots from a Linux HDD, but I > do not know how to proceed. Could someone provide assistance? Thank you. > > > > > > > > NOTES: The BIOS of my system does not support booting from CDROM. I > believe I am using a standard ATAPI IDE drive (Wearnes CDS-2420). The CDROM > drive is slaved to the HDD on the primary channel of an add-in IDE > controller. > > > > > > On Sun, 07 January 2001, Sebastiaan wrote: > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > have you included a /cdrom line in your fstab? If the installation > program > > > cannot find a cdrom itself, you are able to fix it this way, I think, > > > > > > Greetz, > > > Sebastiaan > > > > > > > > >On 7 Jan 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > >Hello there. I have the following line in /etc/fstab: > > >/dev/cdrom /cdrom iso9660 defaults,ro,user,noauto 0 0 > > > > > >Thanks, Brad. > > > > I found the problem. It seems that the drive I was using was "compatible" > but had to be inisialised by the DOS driver before it would work under > Linux. However, I borrowed a CD drive from another computer that Linux > supports directly and had no problems with it (the original drive was > malfunctioning anyway). > > i think you most setup in your bios boot from cd > > > > -Brad
That's one way of doing it, but my computer has an old BIOS that does not support booting from the CD-ROM. _______________________________________________________ Are you a Techie? Get Your Free Tech Email Address Now! Many to choose from! Visit http://www.TechEmail.com
