Next problem. I wiped all info off the primary drive and divided it into the main and a swap drive. I then started the installation and after about 15/20 minutes I get an error message: Basesystem failed, and the next error window: Base install failed. I then try to restart and there is no active OS available. I did not have any of these problems when I installed Mandrake. Larry ----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry Braud" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2002 6:42 PM Subject: Re: distros for newbies? was Re: [brlug-general] Proposed distrib utions to donate
> When Jim mentioned about the 8.3 filename, I had to copy the files to the > hard drive and rename them. The problem is that the ide and scsi files are > on the same directory. Once I had the files named right, the "rawrite" > program wrote to the floppies. > I think this is a major problem for anyone that has to make the floppies. > Without DOS experience, one would not know what to do when nothing works. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Doug Riddle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2002 5:17 PM > Subject: RE: distros for newbies? was Re: [brlug-general] Proposed distrib > utions to donate > > > > The debian address was a cut and paste (read operator) error. If it > > is not working for either file, it could be a file name size issue, > > although I do not remember having that issue... the file sizes on > > those should be 474560. Try it with just: rawrite floppy1-ide.img > > skipping the variables. Let's see if you get an error and if so, > > what it is. > > > > I have to go pick up my daughter, back about a quarter till six... > > > > Doug > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net >
