Re: installing- last try before win98

2000-03-07 Thread Paul J. Keenan
On Sun, Mar 05, 2000 at 10:33:01AM -0800, smoke wrote: > i downloaded the files from the getting started, dos install. i have > install, linux > drv1440.bin, loadlin.exe, root.bin,resc1440.bin and base2_1.tgz. > i run the install bat and get a command to enter kernal name. i tried > linux and nothi

Re: installing- last try before win98

2000-03-07 Thread Kent West
kmself@ix.netcom.com wrote: > On Sun, Mar 05, 2000 at 10:33:01AM -0800, smoke wrote: > > i downloaded the files from the getting started, dos install. i have > > install, linux > > drv1440.bin, loadlin.exe, root.bin,resc1440.bin and base2_1.tgz. > > i run the install bat and get a command to enter

Re: installing- last try before win98

2000-03-07 Thread Kent West
smoke wrote: > thanks for taking the time to help. > it was a corrupt file. now i get through the install up to picking a computer > profile. i pick "dialup" configuration so it only installs programs i need for > a home computer system and it asks where my .deb files are located. > i tried the ha

Re: installing- last try before win98

2000-03-07 Thread Kent West
smoke wrote: > i downloaded the files from the getting started, dos install. i have > install, linux > drv1440.bin, loadlin.exe, root.bin,resc1440.bin and base2_1.tgz. > i run the install bat and get a command to enter kernal name. i tried > linux and nothing > happens. WHAT IS THE KERNEL out of t

Re: installing- last try before win98

2000-03-07 Thread Nils-Erik Svangård
On Sun, 5 Mar 2000, smoke wrote: > i downloaded the files from the getting started, dos install. i have > install, linux > drv1440.bin, loadlin.exe, root.bin,resc1440.bin and base2_1.tgz. > i run the install bat and get a command to enter kernal name. i tried > linux and nothing > happens. WHAT IS

installing- last try before win98

2000-03-07 Thread bcollins
i downloaded the files from the getting started, dos install. i have install, linux drv1440.bin, loadlin.exe, root.bin,resc1440.bin and base2_1.tgz. i run the install bat and get a command to enter kernal name. i tried linux and nothing happens. WHAT IS THE KERNEL out of these files? IS LINUX SU

Re: installing- last try before win98

2000-03-07 Thread mahdi
I haven't used this method of installation but I can answer a few of your questions: 1- The kernel file name should be vmlinuz the images you seem to have downloaded look like the "root" and "rescue" diskettes 2- The *.tgz file is a gzipped tar archive, so if you have a utility which

Re: installing- last try before win98

2000-03-07 Thread Aaron S. Hawley
what does your install.bat file say what directory do you have these files in? On Sun, 5 Mar 2000, smoke wrote: > i downloaded the files from the getting started, dos install. i have > install, linux drv1440.bin, loadlin.exe, root.bin,resc1440.bin and > base2_1.tgz. i run the install bat and get

Re: installing- last try before win98

2000-03-07 Thread Matthew Dalton
smoke wrote: > > i downloaded the files from the getting started, dos install. i have > install, linux > drv1440.bin, loadlin.exe, root.bin,resc1440.bin and base2_1.tgz. > i run the install bat and get a command to enter kernal name. i tried > linux and nothing > happens. WHAT IS THE KERNEL out of

Re: installing- last try before win98

2000-03-07 Thread kmself
On Sun, Mar 05, 2000 at 10:33:01AM -0800, smoke wrote: > i downloaded the files from the getting started, dos install. i have > install, linux > drv1440.bin, loadlin.exe, root.bin,resc1440.bin and base2_1.tgz. > i run the install bat and get a command to enter kernal name. i tried > linux and nothi

Re: installing- last try before win98

2000-03-07 Thread Ross Boylan
Let's keep this on the list, so others can see and comment. I don't think the old partitions are causing the problem, though I'm a little puzzled: you say you have a new hard drive with windows 3.1, but you also referred to windows 98. I've been using the beta system (potato) so slink (what you h

Re: installing- last try before win98

2000-03-07 Thread Jesse Jacobsen
On 03/05/00, smoke addressed "installing- last try before win98": > i downloaded the files from the getting started, dos install. i have > install, linux > drv1440.bin, loadlin.exe, root.bin,resc1440.bin and base2_1.tgz. > i run the install bat and get a command to ente

Re: installing- last try before win98

2000-03-07 Thread kaynjay
On Sun, Mar 05, 2000 at 10:33:01AM -0800, smoke wrote: > i downloaded the files from the getting started, dos install. i have ... > IF I DO GET AN INSTALLATION TO WORK WILL I SEE A GRAPHICS PAGE OR > JUST > # > # > # > # ? > i want to learn linux, but if it is uninstallable without knowing unix > c

Re: installing- last try before win98

2000-03-07 Thread Tom Pfeifer
smoke wrote: > > i downloaded the files from the getting started, dos install. i have > install, linux > drv1440.bin, loadlin.exe, root.bin,resc1440.bin and base2_1.tgz. > i run the install bat and get a command to enter kernal name. i tried > linux and nothing > happens. WHAT IS THE KERNEL out of

installing- last try before win98

2000-03-05 Thread smoke
i downloaded the files from the getting started, dos install. i have install, linux drv1440.bin, loadlin.exe, root.bin,resc1440.bin and base2_1.tgz. i run the install bat and get a command to enter kernal name. i tried linux and nothing happens. WHAT IS THE KERNEL out of these files? IS LINUX SUPPO