Hi !!! I did not speak about Debian Linux Instalation ! :) ( nor for rescue nor bootup diskette !!! ) Some IBM computers ( may be all ) have got setup ( for their hardware ) on their HDD ( on separate hdd partition ). On other computers I press "DEL" and enter in setup program to configure HDD, time, IRQ, memory, power management etc... I don't know how to do this on IBM PC (PS/2) ... There is a diskette for this .... I am not sure ... :(( If I install Linux on sertain partition ( remove DOS FAT16 partition ) and put in MBR Lilo things I AM AFRAID I WILL DESTROY something !!! If Linux instalation destroys something , I haven't got such diskette so I CANNOT configure hdd, time , IRQ ... etc. ( This is my problem !!
Anybody knows what I should do !!! Sorry for I cannot explane this at first time !!! ( may be because of my bad english !:) Thanks for help !!! [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Yo. > Don't need no ibm-setup-diskette. Get an installation cd from Debian or > RedHat or whatever, should be fairly easy, or download the thing from > ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/ There's also a very helpful installation guide > in Debian's ftp-site, else try this: > http://visar.csustan.edu:8000/giveaway_dl.html > If you're using diskettes, be prepared for hell of a job. I did it once, and > I'm not doing it again. CD is by far the easiest, lots less trouble, no > keeping track of files and no bad diskettes. You can also do a > part-diskette, part-net installation, but I have no experience with this. > A tiny program called FIPS will repartition your hd w/out any trouble. > Worked great for me. Available on most linux-ftp's. > Can't kill your computer, but might make it usable... > Good Luck! > Vitux > > > -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- > > Fra: Gancho Tenev Tenev [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sendt: 31. maj 1999 15:40 > > Til: debian-user@lists.debian.org > > Cc: recipient list not shown > > Emne: Help!!! Linux plus IBM! > > > > Hi!!! > > > > I have IBM 386 , 16 MB RAM , and 200 MB HDD. > > I have DOS (fat16) partition on HDD... > > I want to run linux on ext2 partition... > > But I don't know anything about IBM SETUP partition on HDD... > > I know that there is a setup-diskette . It runs setup-program that > > configure IBM hardware things :)... But I haven`t got such diskette... > > :( > > I am going to remove DOS-partition ... and replace it with ext2 > > partition... > > I will use LILO boot loader ... > > Will I have a problem of some kind if I do this way!!! > > I am afraid that I will kill this IBM computer because of my ignorance > > :))) > > HELP!!! > > > > Any Ideas!!! > > Gancho. #;o) > > > > P.S. Sorry for my bad english ... I hope You understand me ... and help > > me :))) > > THANKS!!!... > > > > <<Fil: Card for Gancho Tenev Tenev>>
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