On 25 Apr 2001, at 23:59, Artem Litvinovich wrote: > The mount error message on the console says something about "invalid > arguement" when trying to mount /dev/cdrom /instmnt -o ro. > > I assume the CD is good if it boots and lets me create/initialize partitians > and the mount the root. Am I wrong? > > //Artem
When I recently reinstalled (I used hard drive) I could not get automount to see the partition where my files where located. I shut down and went right into the install again and automount suddenly could not only see the partition, but went right to the files I had been trying to get it to use. Go figure. HTH Dean > > -----Original Message----- > From: DvB [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2001 11:31 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: debian install > > > Artem Litvinovich wrote: > > >On installing debian... > > > >Since I cant get easy access to any floppies, I burned an image of a debian > >2.2r2 cd (only the fist cd, for now). I booted from the CD and created the > >necessary partitians. Mounted root on one of them. Here I run into a > >problem... > >The next step is to install the kernel, I select "install from CD" and > after > >being prompted to insert the DEBIAN CD, a message pops up that says "could > >not mount the CD" or something to that effect. What to do? Any way I can > >avoid floppies? > > > >Thanks, in advance, for your help. > >//Artem > > > > > Sounds to me like you burned the wrong CD... I could be wrong though. > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
