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"erm, *cough*how do I install Linux*cough*"

I hate DOS and it won't read the CD from my CD drive (e:)
I used to think you typed in the name of the drive for it to change:

cd:
e:
install/setup/run

..whatever the command is but instead I get:

cd:
e:
Invalid Drive Name
*me slaps PC*

e:run
Invalid Drive Name or bad command

I really do hate DOS, I didn't get any documentation apart from the text files on the CD which are too long and boring for me to sit and read :)

ooh, also, I tried installing it through Windows and it just says they're all DOS batch files...so

I tried the DOS commands above in MS-DOS Promt and it changed the drive name..etc but said it needs to be run in the startup DOS mode thingy.

So if anyone can be bothered to write a few simple things fr me to do down here i'd be very grateful :)

/server irc.infinity-irc.org
or
/server io.mine.nu

The latter is faster.

erm, I don't know the url for #leiden
I thought it was infinity.org but that doesn't work

I probably should have downloaded Mirc earlier but I lost it a couple of weeks back and couldn't be bothered again.

Thanks very much for your help, can't try it out now but I will soon, thanks :)

You may want to find me on IRC.

Server: irc.quakenet.org
Channel: #ov

For help at any time:

Server irc.debian.org
Channel: #debian

run "nano -w /etc/fstab" and make sure the first line (or probably not the first, but the / line anyway) is pointing at the correct partition.

how do I check that? :) and what is correct?

y'know, your very kind to be helping me out with this.

You need to make sure /etc/fstab is correct.

hostname, thats the one...
it set debian as the default so I changed it to deb1..no idea why.
it works? thats good then :) it's got a problem though, it's not mounted properly so it takes 5 or so minutes to boot up...won't take long to re-install anyway.

"tom@deb1~$:" is a good sign, it means it's all working.

Is this after the install? deb1 is an odd hostname, did you choose that?

nope, none of those worked :(

ok, it says:

tom@deb1~$:

-tom is the user account it asked me to setup
-deb1 is the format/partion name

i'll have a little look around the net for some more info as i'm pretty sure i'm close to boring you if I havn't already :)

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