partition table corrupted

1998-12-03 Thread Daniel E. Hollis
On boot, I get this error: Attempt to read block from filesystem resulted in short read while trying to open /deb/hda# Could this be a zero-length partition? Indeed, my partitions in the extended partion aren't looking too good - a bad id on the first (hda5), incorrect length, and no record of

Re: dselect listing

1998-11-13 Thread Daniel E. Hollis
--- M.C. Vernon wrote: --- On 12 Nov 1998, Daniel E. Hollis wrote: I mucked up my package list. I'm trying to install kde and xfree86, the stable versions. One of the 2 required, so I thought, a xlibc _unstable_ version. I connected to the local debian distribution ftp site and got

dselect listing

1998-11-12 Thread Daniel E. Hollis
I mucked up my package list. I'm trying to install kde and xfree86, the stable versions. One of the 2 required, so I thought, a xlibc _unstable_ version. I connected to the local debian distribution ftp site and got the unstable directory listings. Now, dselect wants to upgrade _everything_

Re: no pcmcia drivers on install

1998-10-25 Thread Daniel E. Hollis
--- Pann McCuaig wrote: Uh, it's on the _previous_ menu. When you are offered Install Drivers select Alternate: Install PCMCIA Support _FIRST_. --- end of quoted material --- Ok, I've done that. Perhaps I've misunderstood how one configures a pcmcia card in the install script. I have a

no pcmcia drivers on install

1998-10-24 Thread Daniel E. Hollis
Hi All, I posted a few weeks ago about not begin able to get my pcmcia card to work on my TI/Acer 610CD laptop. The card is an Eiger labs epx-10bt, which needed the the modules file modified slightly. I did that to no avail, so I'm in the middle of attempting to reinstall the system. At

installation problem: driver for Eiger labs eithernet pcmcia card

1998-09-07 Thread Daniel E. Hollis
I'm trying to install the latest Debian on a TI Extensa 610CD. My problem is with my Eiger Labs EPX-10BT ethernet pcmcia card. The pcmcia howto lists thiis card as having worked under the fmvj18x_cs driver, but I have had no luck installing it with the modconf script. I've run modconf and