Ron, I've attached an HTML version of the Debian installation document. It will guide you through making a set of diskettes you can lose to install Debian. (If I remember correctly, you can also set Debian to boot from DOS.) You'll probably need a program like RAWRITE.EXE (or recent update thereof). If this is an unknown for you, drop me a note off list and I will dig it up and ship it off as an attachment to an eMail. Do you have pkunzip.exe? It will go faster if I can send you a squished RAWRITE.EXE. As far as partitioning goes, MS-DOS fdisk is perfectly adequate and not as hard to use as it may look. Fear not. Forward. You first ... : o Dennis Ron LeVine wrote: > Hello all, > > I have heard of a Debian distro that is installable from a floppy with the > lions share of stuff being brought down off the net. Where do I get this and > will it support a PCMCIA Modem for this download???? > > Secondly, is there a free ISP that I can connect to to get this distro? The > University has a 2 hour limit and I tend to think that at 28.8 the download > will take all night...... > > Thanks in advance... > RonTitle: Installing Debian GNU/Linux 2.2 For Intel x86
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Installing Debian GNU/Linux 2.2 For Intel x86
Abstract
This document contains installation instructions for the Debian GNU/Linux 2.2
system, for the Intel x86 (``i386'') architecture. It also contains pointers
to more information and information on how to make the most of your new Debian
system. The procedures in this document are not to be used for users
upgrading existing systems; if you are upgrading, see the Release Notes for
Debian 2.2.
Copyright Notice
This document may be distributed and modified under the terms of the GNU General Public License.
© 1996 Bruce Perens
© 1996, 1997 Sven Rudolph
© 1998 Igor Grobman, James Treacy
© 1998–2001 Adam Di Carlo
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Contents
- 1 Welcome to Debian
- 2 System Requirements
- 3 Before You Start
- 4 Partitioning Your Hard Drive
- 5 Methods for Installing Debian
- 6 Booting the Installation System
- 7 Using
dbootstrapfor Initial System Configuration- 7.1 Introduction to
dbootstrap - 7.2 ``Release Notes''
- 7.3 ``Debian GNU/Linux Installation Main Menu''
- 7.4 ``Configure the Keyboard''
- 7.5 Last Chance!
- 7.6 ``Partition a Hard Disk''
- 7.7 ``Initialize and Activate a Swap Partition''
- 7.8 ``Initialize a Linux Partition''
- 7.9 ``Mount a Previously-Initialized Partition''
- 7.10 Mounting Partitions Not Supported by
dbootstrap - 7.11 ``Install Operating System Kernel and Modules''
- 7.12 ``Configure PCMCIA Support''
- 7.13 ``Configure Device Driver Modules''
- 7.14 ``Configure the Network''
- 7.15 ``Install the Base System''
- 7.16 ``Configure the Base System''
- 7.17 ``Make Linux Bootable Directly From Hard Disk''
- 7.18 ``Make a Boot Floppy''
- 7.19 The Moment of Truth
- 7.20 Debian Post-Boot (Base) Configuration
- 7.21 MD5 Passwords
- 7.22 Shadow Passwords
- 7.23 Set the Root Password
- 7.24 Create an Ordinary User
- 7.25 Setting Up PPP
- 7.26 Removing PCMCIA
- 7.27 Configuring APT
- 7.28 Package Installation: Simple or Advanced
- 7.29 Simple Package Selection -- The Task Installer
- 7.30 Advanced Package Selection with
dselect - 7.31 Log In
- 7.1 Introduction to
- 8 Next Steps and Where to Go From Here
- 9 Technical Information on the Boot Floppies
- 10 Appendix
- 11 Administrivia
[ Abstract ] [ Copyright Notice ] [ Contents ]
Installing Debian GNU/Linux 2.2 For Intel x86
version 2.2.21, 17 January, 2001
Bruce Perens
Sven Rudolph
Igor Grobman
James Treacy
Adam Di Carlo
