Binand Raj S. saw fit to inform me that:
>I intend to ditch the /dev/hda1 Windows partition and install Debian from
>the Network Computing CD. I guess it would be possible to use /boot
>the same on both (are there filename collisions in RHL and Debian in
>/boot?).
Binand,
This is what I have in debian /boot
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rajesh@debian:/boot$ l
total 3144
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 28 Mar 20 21:54 System.map ->
/boot/System.map-2.4.1-pre10
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 265635 Feb 6 20:57 System.map-2.2.17
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 400689 Feb 22 22:17 System.map-2.4.1-pre10
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6116 Jan 22 13:05 boot-menu.b
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 512 Feb 6 22:33 boot.0300
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 512 Feb 6 21:00 boot.0302
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4364 Jan 22 13:05 boot.b
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4568 Feb 6 20:58 boot.b.preserved
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 608 Jan 22 13:05 chain.b
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 612 Feb 6 20:58 chain.b.preserved
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 12648 Feb 6 20:57 config-2.2.17
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 17785 Feb 22 22:06 config-2.4.1-pre10
-rw------- 1 root root 33280 Mar 20 21:54 map
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 512 Sep 9 2000 mbr.b
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 640 Jan 22 13:05 os2_d.b
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 640 Feb 6 20:58 os2_d.b.preserved
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1042807 Feb 6 20:57 vmlinuz-2.2.17
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 665029 Mar 14 22:18 vmlinuz-2.2.17-21mdk
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 690933 Feb 22 22:17 vmlinuz-2.4.1-pre10
rajesh@debian:/boot$
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My partitions are as follows Windows98, Debian, Mandrake
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debian:/boot# fdisk -l /dev/hda
Disk /dev/hda: 255 heads, 63 sectors, 2096 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hda1 * 1 261 2096451 b Win95 FAT32
/dev/hda2 262 2096 14739637+ f Win95 Ext'd (LBA)
/dev/hda5 262 523 2104483+ b Win95 FAT32
/dev/hda6 524 918 3172806 b Win95 FAT32
/dev/hda7 1581 1598 131512+ 82 Linux swap
/dev/hda8 919 1326 3277228+ 83 Linux - Debian
/dev/hda9 1327 1580 2040223+ 83 Linux - Planning to install freebsd
/dev/hda10 1598 1980 3073486+ 83 Linux - Mandrake 7.2
/dev/hda11 1981 2096 931738+ 83 Linux - Empty
Partition table entries are not in disk order
debian:/boot#
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>Any suggestions/pointers? Just start the install process and select hda1 as
>the installation disk? Any possible pitfalls?
No idea about Network Computing CD, but overall there should not be any
probs.
Enjoy yourself with debian :-)
Warm Regards
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Rajesh Fowkar [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Kurtarkar Nagari,Bldg-C,T4, http://rajesh.computers.webjump.com
Santacruz,Ponda-Goa-403401-INDIA Powered By : Debian GNU/Linux (Potato)
Kernel 2.4.1
"The expert at anything was once a beginner." -Hayes
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