HP LH4r Installing Debian GNU/Linux on an HP Netserver - Page 2

Setting Up the Base OS and the Modules, Initialize and Activate a Swap Partition

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6. At Initialize and Activate a Swap Partition press Enter. Select /dev/sda2 Linux swap as the swap partition (assuming you use sda2 for swap space) and press Enter. 7. At the prompt Skip the scan for bad block? select No and press Enter. (This will help ensure the integrity of your data.) 8. When prompted Are you sure? select Yes and press Enter. 9. At Initialize a Linux Partition press Enter. Select /dev/sda1 : Linux native as the partition and press Enter. 10. At the prompt ...retain Linux kernel 2.0 compatibility? select No and press Enter. 11. At the prompt to Skip the scan for bad block? select No and press Enter. 12. When prompted Are you sure? select Yes and press Enter. 13. At the prompt Mount as the Root Filesystem? select Yes and press Enter. 14. If you want additional partitions, select Initialize a Linux Partition press Enter. Mount any other partitions that you may have. Scan for bad blocks to ensure integrity of your data. Setting Up the Base OS and the Modules Install Operating System Kernel and Modules as follows: 1. For Installation Medium select CD-ROM Drive and press Enter. 2. Insert the CD-ROM and select Continue. Press Enter. 3. At Choose Debian archive path, click OK to use the default path. 4. At Select Debian Archive path, select The default stable Archive and press Enter. 5. At Configure Device Driver Modules, press Enter. 6. At Select Category, select net Drivers for network interface cards... and press Enter. (Scroll down to see net.) 7. At Select net modules, select eepro100 and press Enter. 8. At the prompt Install this module in the kernel? select Yes and press Enter. 2

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6.
At
Initialize and Activate a Swap Partition
press Enter. Select
/dev/sda2
Linux
swap
as the swap partition (assuming you use sda2 for swap space) and press Enter.
7.
At the prompt
Skip the scan for bad block?
select
No
and press Enter.
(This will help ensure the integrity of your data.)
8.
When prompted
Are you sure?
select
Yes
and press Enter.
9.
At
Initialize a Linux Partition
press Enter. Select
/dev/sda1 : Linux native
as the
partition and press Enter.
10.
At the prompt
…retain Linux kernel 2.0 compatibility?
select
No
and press Enter.
11.
At the prompt to
Skip the scan for bad block?
select
No
and press Enter.
12.
When prompted
Are you sure?
select
Yes
and press Enter.
13.
At the prompt
Mount as the Root Filesystem?
select
Yes
and press Enter.
14.
If you want additional partitions, select
Initialize a Linux Partition
press Enter.
Mount any other partitions that you may have. Scan for bad blocks to ensure integrity
of your data.
Setting Up the Base OS and the Modules
Install Operating System Kernel and Modules as follows:
1.
For
Installation Medium
select
CD-ROM Drive
and press Enter.
2.
Insert the CD-ROM and select
Continue.
Press Enter.
3.
At
Choose Debian archive path,
click
OK
to use the default path.
4.
At
Select Debian Archive path,
select
The default stable Archive
and press Enter.
5.
At
Configure Device Driver Modules
, press Enter.
6.
At
Select Category
, select
net
Drivers for network interface cards°
and press Enter. (Scroll down to see
net
.)
7.
At
Select net modules
, select
eepro100
and press Enter.
8.
At the prompt
Install this module in the kernel?
select
Yes
and
press Enter.