Christopher M. Jones on 20 Oct 2005 04:00:36 -0000


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Re: [PLUG] "Current" Linux on old laptop


Just a guess here... are you using a network install boot floppy? I
believe there are several images on that debian cd for different
hardware and install methods.
On Wed, 2005-10-19 at 23:37 -0400, Eugene Smiley wrote:
> jazzman@exdomain.org wrote:
> 
> > It doesn't have that choice. It never gave me that choice at all.
> > On Wed, 19 Oct 2005, Stephen Gran wrote:
> > 
> > 
> >>That's the bit where you choose an apt 'method', I think - try going
> >>back to that part, and choosing an apt source as the local cdrom instead
> >>of a network source.
> >>
> >>It may not be visible in normal mode, so you may have to boot expert or
> >>expert26, depending on whether you are running the installer on a 2.4 or
> >>2.6 kernel.
> 
> Maybe now is a good time to point to
> http://www.aboutdebian.com/install31.htm and ask at what step you get
> to. Step #12 is where apt comes in and Step 13 mentions apt-cdrom
> which might be worth looking into(never tried it, might be
> mis-informing you).
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