Thanks all for quick responses.
Andrew Ivanov wrote:
On Sun, 20 Dec 1998, Andrew Catton wrote:
include newbie qualification here, but I am not sure if the
instructions for installing Debian from a DOS partition apply if I would
like to install it (exclusively) on a second hard drive from the
download I have stored on my first drive (which contains Win95). If
not, what might the such a task entail? Is there any risk to the data
on my Win95 drive?
You are perfectly safe, if you are worried about your Win files.
This is how I installed, I have 2 drives. C is Win, D is Linux.
Since you accumulated packages on the C drive, move them into a single
directory and, whenever you are promped for files during installation,
point to /dev/hda1/DirectoryWithDebianFiles
I'm not sure how to do this: the choices I see seem only to include floppies,
CD-ROM, and the drive I am installing Debian onto. trying to enter
/dev/hda1/debian (this is definitely the correct drive, partition, etc) in any
of the given choices doesn't work...
Should I run install.bat from DOS? (I tried that and it didn't work either --
loadlin couldn't find nec. image)
I'm guessing that /dev/hda1 is your Win partition, though. It should be.
And there is no danger to Win95 filesUNLESS you decide to get funky
and cfdisk your C drive. But you shouldnt, if you know what you are doing.
So proceed with installation with no fear, nothing will get hurt.
HTH,
Andrew
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need you.
Another thing I have a question about:
When I partitioned dev/hdb with cfdisk, Windows locked up (seemed to be
looking for d:) after being fully booted (though not in safe mode). d: (
/dev/hdb ) was previously partitioned with DOS fdisk -- and Win worked fine
again when I repartitioned it with fdisk. I'm obviously doing something
stupid here -- what might it be?
Thanks in advance,
Andrew Catton
