Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2001 13:31:17 -0700 From: "Jason Kim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Got it1!
In my opinion, the easiest (and best) installation a machine like a Libretto is a net install (over your local network). I just used an FTP server here on my desktop to serve the files over 100BT to my Libretto ... very quick and easy, no drivers, no mess, no copying. :) -Jason ----- Original Message ----- From: "E. Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Libretto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, September 28, 2001 1:26 PM Subject: Re: Got it1! > Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2001 16:11:47 -0400 > From: "E. Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Got it1! > > Yeah, case is not an issue. I'm careful about that. I don't think it needed > more of a device name because I got a different result when I mispelled a > directory name--indicating that it was finding my directory (and thus the > device name was adequate) when I typed the directory name correctly. > > It's cool. I've got a new (used) Sony CD-ROM from which I just completed an > install! Happy day! None of my CD-ROM drives in teh past (I've tried three > or four) would work--but that was also with different Linux distros. > > If I ever need to do this from a FAT16 again, I'll download or create an ISO > image. THat may just undercut all this. > > Thanks a lot for your help. As soon as I get a few minutes, I'm going to set > up X. Finally. Cripes. > > -e. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jason Kim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Libretto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, September 28, 2001 4:07 PM > Subject: Re: Got it1! > > > > Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2001 13:00:00 -0700 > > From: "Jason Kim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Re: Got it1! > > > > Not only does case matter, I don't know about the 7.1 installer, but > > previous versions asked for the directory that *contains* the redhat > > directory, iirc. And when you specify a partition, wouldn't you need to > > provide the entire device and partition (like /dev/sda4)? Again, I'm not > > familiar with the 7.1 install, so I'm not of much help here, but I hope > that > > this proves useful. > > > > -Jason > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "David VanHorn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Libretto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Friday, September 28, 2001 10:08 AM > > Subject: Re: Got it1! > > > > > > > Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2001 12:03:14 -0500 > > > From: David VanHorn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Subject: Re: Got it1! > > > > > > At 09:43 AM 9/28/01 -0700, Eiren K. Smith wrote: > > > >Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2001 12:29:53 -0400 > > > >From: "Eiren K. Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >Subject: Re: Got it1! > > > > > > > >Thanks, Jason. I've been trying that, but no joy. Is there a cylinder > > limit > > > >past which it will not look for the copied files? My D: partition > (where > > > >I've copied the CD files) follows a ~4GB C: partition. Could that be > it? > > > > > > > >Also, what directory do I need to point to in the "Select Parition" > box? > > > >I've tried "RedHat/", "" (no path specified), "RedHat/base/", and > > > >"RedHat/RPMS/". I've also tried all these without the trailing slash. > > Still > > > >it says either ""Device /dev/hda5 does not appear to contain Red Hat > > CDROM > > > >images." and > > > > if I type a directory name wrong, I get "Failed to read directory > > > >/tmp/hdimage/<whateverthewrongnameis>: No such file or directory". > > > > > > > >Can you or anyone else lend some advice? > > > > > > Case matters. 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