[NBLUG/talk] Installing Debian or Other GNU

Wed Jun 28 13:01:08 PDT 2006

Well thanks for the suggestion.
But the original question was aboot commands in invoking
Grub. I tried to make a Boot Floppy with Grub, but I am not quite 
sure where all the files are. In /boot I only have stage1 & stage2.
I think the stage1_5 type files I found in /usr/share/grub. 

So what are the necessary files to make a Boot Floppy with Grub?? 
I could download a tar.gz  or deb pacakge, but Grub is already installed
I think I should be able to use what I already have.

Howard

-----Original Message-----
From: talk-bounces at nblug.org [mailto:talk-bounces at nblug.org] On Behalf Of
Stephen Cilley
Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2006 10:30 AM
To: General NBLUG chatter about anything Linux, answers to questions,etc.
Subject: RE: [NBLUG/talk] Installing Debian or Other GNU

Hmm, well, according to what I could kick up support
for your southbridge was incorporated at 2.6, so my
problem probably isn't related to yours.
Just in case we're wrong, you might try using a livecd
that has a very recent kernel like 2.6.16 just to make
sure.  Sarge isn't exactly on the bleeding edge of
technology, and from what I'm reading support for your
mobo was only recently added.
I have an Asus P5WD2 motherboard with an ICH7
southbridge, and it only gained support in 2.6.12, so
I had symptoms very similar to your own.  They might
not be related, though.
Anyway, good luck.
Stephen

--- Howard <howardas at pacbell.net> wrote:

> Asus A7V8X Motherboard with PC2700 memory. I believe
> that is 266 FSB.
> 
> The board has the following
> Via KT400 Northbridge Chipset
> Via  VT8235 Southbridge Chipset supports 2 Channel
> ATA 13 Bus IDE, 6 USB
> 2.0,AC97, & PCI 2.2
> Promise Raid Controller PDC20276 supports one ATA
> 133 & 2 SATA IDE's.
> Realtek 6 Chanel Codec Sound with S/PDIF in/out
> interface
> Broadcom 10/100 Ethernet
> Via 1394 Firewire Port
> 
> Installed components are
> Nvidia Geoforce 2 GTS video card with 32Mb
> Adaptec 2940U SCSI
> Plextor 10/12/40 SCSI Burner
> Toshiba DVD ROM Secondary Slave
> Seagate 120 Gig Drive Primary (Windows XP )
> Western Digital 13.5 Gig Secondary (Red Hat)
> 
> Epson 1640SU SCSI Scanner
> HP 115 Photosmart Printer
> Linksys 2.4 GHZ Wireless Bridge hooked to a Linksys
> 5 Port Switch to the
> Ethernet. I
> get my DSL from my neighbors next door.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: talk-bounces at nblug.org
> [mailto:talk-bounces at nblug.org] On Behalf Of
> Stephen Cilley
> Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2006 11:17 PM
> To: General NBLUG chatter about anything Linux,
> answers to questions,etc.
> Subject: RE: [NBLUG/talk] Installing Debian or Other
> GNU
> 
> 
> fsb == Front Side Bus.  I mean, tell me about your motherboard, and 
> its hardware, especially the ide controller (or scsi controller, or 
> sata controller,
> whatever.)
> Stephen
> 
> --- Howard <howardas at pacbell.net> wrote:
> 
> > Most recent Distro, I believe 'Sarge' with Kernel
> > 2.8
> > What is fsb??
> > 
> > Thanks
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: talk-bounces at nblug.org [mailto:talk-bounces at nblug.org] On 
> > Behalf Of Stephen Cilley
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2006 4:50 PM
> > To: General NBLUG chatter about anything Linux,
> > answers to questions,etc.
> > Subject: Re: [NBLUG/talk] Installing Debian or
> Other
> > GNU
> > 
> > 
> > This may not be answering your question properly,
> > but
> > I might have a suggestion.  What is the make and
> > model
> > of  the fsb?  What version of kernel are you using
> > to
> > install?
> > Stephen Cilley
> > 
> > --- Howard <howardas at pacbell.net> wrote:
> > 
> > > I'm trying to install Debia from CDROM using the Netinstall
> > > ISO. During installation the installer checks
> for
> > > the CDROM. First time
> > > it sees it fine. But right after that I think at
> > the
> > > point of writing
> > > files to disk I get a prompt can't find CDROM.
> > > 
> > > I have a feeling this has to do with where my
> > CDROM
> > > is located in Bios.
> > > It's on the Secondary Slave. hda has XP. hdb
> > > currently has Red Hat 9. I wish
> > > to
> > > overwrite this with a newer Linux OS.
> > > 
> > > So what is the syntax to tell Grub where my
> CDROM
> > is
> > > on the Slave drive.
> > > 
> > > I have a feeling it's something like boot /hdd.
> Is
> > > that right hdd if it is
> > > on the
> > > Secondary Master Slave??
> > > 
> > > I know this may be simple, but trying to read
> any
> > > Linux manuals is not for
> > > the faint of
> > > heart for new users. I have yet to see a manual
> > that
> > > is concise.
> > > 
> > > Thanks
> > > 
> > > Howard
> > > 
> > > 
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