PMJI -- but my install prints out LI on reboot. I'm reinstalling just for the heck of it -- but any thoughts would be appreciated
Hank -----Original Message----- From: Jens Ch. Lisner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 17, 1998 11:15 AM To: Huang Yan Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: New Debian user needs help: Problems about partitioning, booting from harddisk, etc. On Mon, 17 Aug 1998, Huang Yan wrote: > I've just downloaded and installed Debian, the following problems were encountered: > > 1. My PC have 2 harddisks and 1 CD-ROM: > Primary IDE Master: 4.3G (hda), LBA MODE > Primary IDE Slave: NONE > Secondary IDE Master: SONY CD-ROM(CDU611) > Secondary IDE Slave: 2.1G (hdd), LBA MODE > > I installed Windows95 osr2 on hda first and then installed Debian on hdd from > ... What happens if you try to boot Linux? Does LILO prints out a message (like LI or such)? Have you tried to set your CMOS setup to AUTO MODE? > 2. What's the difference between primary partition and logical partition in > Linux? Which should I select when I partition my harddisk for Debian? > > It has the same meaning as in Mess-Dos. A primary partition can be divided into several logical partitions. Thats why there can only be 4 primary partitions. Jens -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null
