On Fri, 8 Oct 2004 08:52:06 -0400, Rick Pasotto wrote: > > I am trying to install debian on an old hp vectra.
What version and distribution are you trying to install Debian??? > The > (testing) install > goes along fine, finding the nic and downloading stuff > from the network > but then it reports that it can't find any > partitionable media. If it is Debian, this suggest that the installation does not recognize your hard drive. It does not load the correct driver. > Well, > there is a 1.7 gig hard drive that currently has a > stripted win95 on it. Which hard drive do you have?? > > Could there be some hardware mod I need to make or is > the install > program at fault? There was a report-hw program in /bin > that I piped > through more. It found lots of things but stopped when > it couldn't find > hdparm. > > I'm using install floppies dated 8-1-2004. > > What should I try next? There are a couple of ways of workout this but depends in the questions above. -- Sergio Basurto J. If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants. (Isaac Newton) -- -- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]