U can use the utility cfdisk to create your partitions in DSL , DSL is based on KNOPPIX , Debian Linux, Knoppix / DSL same thing , Query < ? do u have to have a FAT or NTFS Partition to install this DSL Distro ,>? I'm confused now I've tried it both ways actually no luck
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jeanette Russo Sent: Saturday, November 18, 2006 11:34 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LINUX_Newbies] Knoppix DSL Boot issues are you installing knoppix or damn small linux? Did you make the linux partitions and format them? I don't think damn small linux can make partitions if I recall Jeanette ----- Original Message ---- From: Brian E Boothe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, November 18, 2006 7:01:00 PM Subject: [LINUX_Newbies] Knoppix DSL Boot issues I’m trying to install Knoppix DSL on a Pentium II with 64 MB of ram and a 3 GB HD, My Problem arises from Installing from bootup everything goes great until it reboots and the PC says " No OS Installed " so i booted from a win98 Floppy and removed all FAT partitions, went back and reinstalled DSL on hda1, rebooted and still im getting "No O/S Installed on bootup, Again , Ive Relized that I can’t get DSL to install without a FDISK partition so I went back and made a FAT partition, it Copies everything to the HD and I Say make GRUB my bootloader but still reboots and says “can’t find OS” It runs Great booting From the CD running in RAM, ‘Ive even tried cfdisk and all options that doesn’t work at all i know the HD is good cause win98 see's it in FDISK, what can i do to get DSL bootloader to Start working , or to take over the FAT Boot record>? Any idea’s would be great thanks -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.14.6/536 - Release Date: 11/16/2006 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.14.6/536 - Release Date: 11/16/2006 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To unsubscribe from this list, please email [EMAIL PROTECTED] & you will be removed. Yahoo! Groups Links To unsubscribe from this list, please email [EMAIL PROTECTED] & you will be removed. Yahoo! Groups Links -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.14.6/536 - Release Date: 11/16/2006 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.14.6/536 - Release Date: 11/16/2006 To unsubscribe from this list, please email [EMAIL PROTECTED] & you will be removed. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
