Re: I can't get Linux to INSTALL! Help!
> Where might I go about getting the install disks mentioned here? > > --- AFAIK Ultra66 isn't supported until 2.2.13 kernels. You'll have to > grab the install disks from potato (frozen) which use 2.2.13 kernel. --- > > PS - I'm a retard, so please, explain ;-) > Actually Ultra66 will work fine under earlier kernels, but not as fast. I know this as I'm running one now with kernel 2.0.38. I'd hesitate to direct anyone to install potato until; the libc6 package issue has been fixed! No need to have people thinking Debian doesn't work just because of difficulties with the development version. -ptw
Re: I can't get Linux to INSTALL! Help!
I'm pretty sure that having no harddrive's configured in bios is a problem, but to get the disks, go to: ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/potato/main/disks-i386/current/disks-1.44/ This assumes you are using 3.5" drive. I actually did an install of potato with the disks, it sucks... Thats a lot of disks to write, then read. But, it will work, if you're patient. There is a lot of documentation on making these disks, but basically, grab all the .bin's, and get rawrite2.exe from ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/potato/main/disks-i386/current/ Then, on a dos machine, type "rawrite2.exe -d a: -f " for each disk. label them, boot with the rescue disk in the drive, it will ask for the root image disk, then follow the on screen instructions. -Aaron Solochek [EMAIL PROTECTED] Alexander wrote: > Where might I go about getting the install disks mentioned here? > > --- AFAIK Ultra66 isn't supported until 2.2.13 kernels. You'll have to > grab the install disks from potato (frozen) which use 2.2.13 kernel. --- > > PS - I'm a retard, so please, explain ;-) > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null
Re: I can't get Linux to INSTALL! Help!
The latest build of the potato boot disks can be found at: http://lully.debian.org/~aph/bf-2.2.6-i386/ they use the 2.2.14 kernel and, given that they are a work in progress, you can expect a few problems to crop up with them. You may also want to check out the "Incoming" directory of your local Debian mirror, I do recall seeing 2.2.14 hanging around. - Bruce -- On Fri, 4 Feb 2000, Alexander wrote: > Where might I go about getting the install disks mentioned here? > > --- AFAIK Ultra66 isn't supported until 2.2.13 kernels. You'll have to > grab the install disks from potato (frozen) which use 2.2.13 kernel. --- > > PS - I'm a retard, so please, explain ;-)
Re: I can't get Linux to INSTALL! Help!
Where might I go about getting the install disks mentioned here? --- AFAIK Ultra66 isn't supported until 2.2.13 kernels. You'll have to grab the install disks from potato (frozen) which use 2.2.13 kernel. --- PS - I'm a retard, so please, explain ;-)
Re: I can't get Linux to INSTALL! Help!
On Fri, Feb 04, 2000 at 02:07:47PM -0600, Alexander wrote: : Actually, I should have seen this before... my hard drive has an Ultra66 IDE : Controller... it's in the SCSI section of the device manager... could that : be the problem? AFAIK Ultra66 isn't supported until 2.2.13 kernels. You'll have to grab the install disks from potato (frozen) which use 2.2.13 kernel. HTH, -- Nathan NormanNetwork Magician, Eclectic Engineer GPG Key ID 1024D/51F98BB7 Key fingerprint = C5F4 A147 416C E0BF AB73 8BEF F0C8 255C 51F9 8BB7 pgp01zNpZ1qqX.pgp Description: PGP signature
RE: I can't get Linux to INSTALL! Help!
> It's an IDE > Do you have more than one drive in the box? > - Original Message - > From: "Aaron Solochek" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Alexander" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: > Sent: Friday, February 04, 2000 1:49 PM > Subject: Re: I can't get Linux to INSTALL! Help! > > > > Is it a scsi harddrive? Its possible that the boot disk you have does > > not have support for whatever scsi card you are using If you don't > > know, boot into windows, and go to the device manager (right click on my > > computer, go to properties, click on devices tab) and see if there is a > > scsi entry, if there is, tell us what it says. If you don't have scsi, > > then I'm stumpted, I can't imagine why the harddrive woudln't show up. > > > > -Aaron Solochek > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > Alexander wrote: > > > > > I'd like to apologize for sending out the same question again, but > > > nothing thus far has worked. Here is my problem, in detail: I have > > > attempted to install RedHat, TurboLinux, and now I'm on Debian. None > > > of these have I been able to install. On every single one of them, as > > > I am doing ANYTHING requiring finding the hard drive, it tells me that > > > there is no hard drive. This is the error message that I get from > > > Debian: No Hard > > > Disk!No hard disk drives could be found. Make sure they are cabled > > > correctly beforethe system's started. You may have to change driver > > > settings at the boot,... orload a driver. I've gotten similar > > > error messages from the other Linux's... I have a 13.5 GB hard drive > > > and it is already partitioned for Linux. What can I do? All I want > > > to do is get the thing installed, and I can't even do that... someone > > > please help me! > > > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < > /dev/null >
Re: I can't get Linux to INSTALL! Help!
Yes, that helps... change the primary and master and slave to "auto" or, better yet, if your bios has it, use the "autoconfigure harddisks" option. That will try to figure out what you have, and then set things accordingly, that saves a few bootup seconds later on :). Oh, it will ask you what mode the harddrive is, I believe you want LBA mode. -Aaron Solochek [EMAIL PROTECTED] Alexander wrote: > Also, I just went to my BIOS and took a look at the IDE info: > > IDE Controller [Both] > HD Delay 6 seconds > Primary IDE Master [None] > Primary IDE Slave [None] > Secondary IDE Master [My DVD...] > Secondary IDE Slave [My Burner...] > > I dunno if that helps.
Re: I can't get Linux to INSTALL! Help!
Also, I just went to my BIOS and took a look at the IDE info: IDE Controller [Both] HD Delay 6 seconds Primary IDE Master [None] Primary IDE Slave [None] Secondary IDE Master [My DVD...] Secondary IDE Slave [My Burner...] I dunno if that helps.
Re: I can't get Linux to INSTALL! Help!
Actually, I should have seen this before... my hard drive has an Ultra66 IDE Controller... it's in the SCSI section of the device manager... could that be the problem? - Original Message - From: "Aaron Solochek" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Alexander" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: Sent: Friday, February 04, 2000 1:49 PM Subject: Re: I can't get Linux to INSTALL! Help! > Is it a scsi harddrive? Its possible that the boot disk you have does > not have support for whatever scsi card you are using If you don't > know, boot into windows, and go to the device manager (right click on my > computer, go to properties, click on devices tab) and see if there is a > scsi entry, if there is, tell us what it says. If you don't have scsi, > then I'm stumpted, I can't imagine why the harddrive woudln't show up. > > -Aaron Solochek > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Alexander wrote: > > > I'd like to apologize for sending out the same question again, but > > nothing thus far has worked. Here is my problem, in detail: I have > > attempted to install RedHat, TurboLinux, and now I'm on Debian. None > > of these have I been able to install. On every single one of them, as > > I am doing ANYTHING requiring finding the hard drive, it tells me that > > there is no hard drive. This is the error message that I get from > > Debian: No Hard > > Disk!No hard disk drives could be found. Make sure they are cabled > > correctly beforethe system's started. You may have to change driver > > settings at the boot,... orload a driver. I've gotten similar > > error messages from the other Linux's... I have a 13.5 GB hard drive > > and it is already partitioned for Linux. What can I do? All I want > > to do is get the thing installed, and I can't even do that... someone > > please help me! > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null >
Re: I can't get Linux to INSTALL! Help!
I have had one experience somewhat like yours. I failed with Redhat and Debian. I had a hardware problem in the IDE controller. I moved my harddisk onto the second controller and told the BIOS to look there for the boot disk. That cured it. Is the disk bad? Did the system ever have windows on it? If so can you still boot into windows? Is the controller bad? Try the secondary controller like I mentioned. There are floppy based distributions like Tom's Root-Boot which will boot form floppy and let you run diagnostics on the disk. This is a very hard problem to tackle remotely. I got member of my LUG to come over and check out my machine when I had the problem. On the mailing list everybody just kept talking about cylinder, head, and sector counts. Mike > I'd like to apologize for sending out the same question again, but = > nothing thus far has worked. Here is my problem, in detail: I have = > attempted to install RedHat, TurboLinux, and now I'm on Debian. None of = > these have I been able to install. On every single one of them, as I am = > doing ANYTHING requiring finding the hard drive, it tells me that there = > is no hard drive. This is the error message that I get from Debian: > > No Hard Disk! > No hard disk drives could be found. Make sure they are cabled correctly = > before > the system's started. You may have to change driver settings at the = > boot,... or > load a driver. > > I've gotten similar error messages from the other Linux's... I have = > a 13.5 GB hard drive and it is already partitioned for Linux. What can = > I do? All I want to do is get the thing installed, and I can't even do = > that... someone please help me! > >=20
Re: I can't get Linux to INSTALL! Help!
It's an IDE - Original Message - From: "Aaron Solochek" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Alexander" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: Sent: Friday, February 04, 2000 1:49 PM Subject: Re: I can't get Linux to INSTALL! Help! > Is it a scsi harddrive? Its possible that the boot disk you have does > not have support for whatever scsi card you are using If you don't > know, boot into windows, and go to the device manager (right click on my > computer, go to properties, click on devices tab) and see if there is a > scsi entry, if there is, tell us what it says. If you don't have scsi, > then I'm stumpted, I can't imagine why the harddrive woudln't show up. > > -Aaron Solochek > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Alexander wrote: > > > I'd like to apologize for sending out the same question again, but > > nothing thus far has worked. Here is my problem, in detail: I have > > attempted to install RedHat, TurboLinux, and now I'm on Debian. None > > of these have I been able to install. On every single one of them, as > > I am doing ANYTHING requiring finding the hard drive, it tells me that > > there is no hard drive. This is the error message that I get from > > Debian: No Hard > > Disk!No hard disk drives could be found. Make sure they are cabled > > correctly beforethe system's started. You may have to change driver > > settings at the boot,... orload a driver. I've gotten similar > > error messages from the other Linux's... I have a 13.5 GB hard drive > > and it is already partitioned for Linux. What can I do? All I want > > to do is get the thing installed, and I can't even do that... someone > > please help me! >
Re: I can't get Linux to INSTALL! Help!
Is it a scsi harddrive? Its possible that the boot disk you have does not have support for whatever scsi card you are using If you don't know, boot into windows, and go to the device manager (right click on my computer, go to properties, click on devices tab) and see if there is a scsi entry, if there is, tell us what it says. If you don't have scsi, then I'm stumpted, I can't imagine why the harddrive woudln't show up. -Aaron Solochek [EMAIL PROTECTED] Alexander wrote: > I'd like to apologize for sending out the same question again, but > nothing thus far has worked. Here is my problem, in detail: I have > attempted to install RedHat, TurboLinux, and now I'm on Debian. None > of these have I been able to install. On every single one of them, as > I am doing ANYTHING requiring finding the hard drive, it tells me that > there is no hard drive. This is the error message that I get from > Debian: No Hard > Disk!No hard disk drives could be found. Make sure they are cabled > correctly beforethe system's started. You may have to change driver > settings at the boot,... orload a driver. I've gotten similar > error messages from the other Linux's... I have a 13.5 GB hard drive > and it is already partitioned for Linux. What can I do? All I want > to do is get the thing installed, and I can't even do that... someone > please help me!
I can't get Linux to INSTALL! Help!
I'd like to apologize for sending out the same question again, but nothing thus far has worked. Here is my problem, in detail: I have attempted to install RedHat, TurboLinux, and now I'm on Debian. None of these have I been able to install. On every single one of them, as I am doing ANYTHING requiring finding the hard drive, it tells me that there is no hard drive. This is the error message that I get from Debian: No Hard Disk! No hard disk drives could be found. Make sure they are cabled correctly before the system's started. You may have to change driver settings at the boot,... or load a driver. I've gotten similar error messages from the other Linux's... I have a 13.5 GB hard drive and it is already partitioned for Linux. What can I do? All I want to do is get the thing installed, and I can't even do that... someone please help me!
