Re: boot floppy cont
Hugh Welwood wrote:
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> ?Joey@master.debian.org
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> Name here is hughie bq929@torfree.net
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> I have your boot floppy for installing LINUX GNU, which works great thanks
> to you.
>
> I still have a problem installing the system though. For what ever reason
> the install program won't rcognize my cdrom when I reply to the prompt
> asking for the drive it's located on.
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> Is there such a thing as a minimal operating system that in my case would
> include:
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> 1. Access to the # commands much like those turned up with the F2 key.
> 2. Access to the driver files to take care of the cdrom problem (if
> possible)
> 3. The needed info to create file systems for each of LINUX and
> dos
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> I feel if there was such a minimal sytem available I could peck
> away at the main install project by reading the book and cdrom disk
> contents and eventually get the LINUX up and running to it's full
> capacity.
>
> With out the cdrom disk the installation project seemes to be
> doomed. Incidently I have a cdrom install program (see below) that my
> friend found on the web that works with dos. Can it be used for LINUX?
>
> Can you help me out? I seem to be running around in circles using the
> current install system
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> BASICALLY MY TARGET COMPUTER IS A HAND ME DOWN DOS 486 UPGRADE
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> THE BIOS (AMIBIOS) SCREEN READS
> MAIN PROCESSOR 486SLC2
> NUMERIC PROCESSOR PRESENT
> FLOPPY DRIVE A: 1.44 3-1/2"
> FLOPPY DRIVE B: 1.2 5-1/4"
> DISPLAY TYPE VGA
> BASE MEMORY 640K
> EXTENDED MEMORY 14976 KB
> HARD DISC C: TYPE 47 340.97 MG
> HARD DISC D: TYPE 47 419.60 MG
> SERIAL PORTS 3F8, 2F8,
> PARALLEL PORT 378
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> CDROM (MATSHITA) (AKA MATSUSHITA) (CR-562-X 0 .76)
> USED FOR SB16 (SOUND BLASTER)
> (NO PROBLEM READING THE DEBIAN GNU DISC when dos was loaded)
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> CDROM (not mentioned by BIOS)
> (It must be recognized though, as the light comes on and off and
> the tray
> works)
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> SOUND CARD SOUNDBLASTER 16
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> MODEM CARDINAL VER 3.0
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> LINUX GNU CDROM AND BOOK
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> Thanks for your previous help and any help you can give me this time around
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> Best Regards
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> hughie bq929@torfree.net
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