Hi If I understand your set-up right, your easiest option would be to use loadlin. This would require that you have the files Linux, root.bin, drivers.gz and the base2.2.tar.gz. I may not have the filenames exactly right but hopefully you'll know which ones I mean. If you also had a copy of loadlin.exe on your system or even in the same directory as the other files you can use it to boot the system into Linux and start your installation. Say for example, you create a directory called c:\Linux and that you put all the above files into the Linux directory. You'd create a batch file something like this: @echo off cd\ cd c:\Linux loadlin Linux /dev/ram intrd-root.bin Then you'd start the machine in pure DOS and type the name of the batch file you've just created with the above lines. BTW: You enter pure DOS by pressing F8 early on in the boot up process and select the option command prompt only. I'm assuming that you have Windows 95 or 98 installed? Yes you could get the iso file burnt on to a CD and get your files off of that or you could download them. It much depends upon what is easiest for you. But to use floppies for the Debian install, I think that it is about six floppies you'll need to create. Whatever, method you use to start the installation you need to choose the right kernel that matches your hardware. Then once you've got into the installation process, your going to have to partition your d drive and change it to ex2 and swap type partitions. But that can be attended to at the right time. Firstly, you need to be able to start the installation process. Please visit http://linux-speakup.org and read the Debian installation documentation. Gena -----Original Message----- From: speakup-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:speakup-admin at braille.uwo.ca]On Behalf Of Angus MacKinnon Sent: 29 September 2001 22:05 To: Speakup List; BLinux newbie List Subject: Installation help I have a 1.44MB floppy that is blank and has been formatted useing Windows. I would like to create a Speakup bootable floppy. Can someone help me create the bootable floppy so I can use my DECTalk Express on COM1 to install Debian Linux on the D: of my hard disk? I downloaded "debian-2.2r2-speakup.iso". Should I have this file on CD?I have a friend that has offered the use of his internal CD burner. How would I send it to this person if the "debian-2.2r2-speakup.iso" should be on a CD(s)? Angus MacKinnon, Port Moody British Columbia Canada MAILTO:dabneyadfm at home.com _______________________________________________ Speakup mailing list Speakup at braille.uwo.ca http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
