Re: [aclug-L] Debian 2.0 Installation

[jeffrey.hansen@xxxxxxxxxxx]

I suppose I'm (sorry to admit) much more familiar with installing windoze.
Thanks for the help.  I hope it works because I really want to convince
them around here that we can use Linux.






jgoerzen@xxxxxxxxxxxx on 10/02/98 09:43:20 PM

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Subject:  Re: [aclug-L] Debian 2.0 Installation




Jeff,
Your first CD device is /dev/scd0 and the second is /dev/scd1.  Your
SCSI hard disks are /dev/hda and /dev/hdb.  Your first partition on
your first drive is /dev/hda1; the second partition on your first
drive, /dev/hda2, etc.
I agree that the Debian install is not as easy as RedHat.  It is all
about tradeoffs, although the Debian Manual can be quite useful, as
can the Users' Guide.
I might note that the Debian install is much more logical and
straightforward than Windows 95, and supports far more installation
mediums and methods.
John
jeffrey.hansen@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:
> In my opinion, the only thing keeping Linux from being a mainstream OS is
> the increbibly quirky installation process.  Case in point:
> I'm trying to install Debian 2.0 on a gateway P5-200 with dual scsi
cdroms
> and two scsi harddrives.  The system accepts the entire base system from
> the cd but gorks out when the package installation comes around.  I
realize
> that it's probably my lack of sophistication, but when it asks me to
insert
> the cd into the drive and supply the name of the block device, the party
is
> definitely over.  It also says to type ^C to abort, but, naturally, that
> doesn't work either.  I'm half a step from going back to Big Bad Bill.
At
> least the system installs with the requirement for a hardware and
software
> degree.  Anyone who might save me from my obvious mental shortcomings
will
> be on my Christmas card list.
>
> Jeff
>
>
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