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15. Return to the normal install process

You are back to the normal installation process. You should still see:

     Next: Install the base system

Press <ENTER>

     Please select the medium you will use to install the system

Select nfs and press <ENTER>

     Please choose the NFS server and the mount path ...

Type: 192.168.0.2:/cdrom
Press <ENTER>

     Please choose the path inside the mounted NFS filesystem

Type /debian (normally already there) and press <ENTER>

If no error message complains about the nfs mount then bravo. You can verify this mount by entering the shell again:

Press Alt F2

     $ mount
     ...
     192.168.0.2:/cdrom on /instmnt type nfs (rw, addr=192.168.0.2)

     $ ls /instmnt/debian
     README                 README.non-US          doc/
     README.CD-manufacture  README.pgp@            hamm/
     README.mirrors.html    TRANS.TBL              tools/
     README.mirrors.txt     dists/

Press Alt F1

You're back again to the normal installation process.

Now the plip nfs cdrom connection is done. Let's go on and finish our job.

     Please select the directory containing a file base2_0.tgz

Select list and press <ENTER>

     Please Wait 
     The installation program is building a list of ...

A new screen:

     Select Archive Path
     Please select the directory that you will use to install the Base
     System from.

Only one long item, already selected. Press <ENTER>

     The Base System is being extracted from
     /instmnt/debian/dists/.....

Take a second rest, you deserve it

     Next: Configure the Base System

Press <ENTER>

     Select Timezone

Select your timezone and your directory and press <ENTER>

     Timezone Configuration

Read and press <ENTER>

     Timezone Configuration.

An other page Read, select <YES> and press <ENTER>

     Next: Make Linux Bootable Directly From Hard Disk

Press <ENTER>

     Create Master Boot Record?

Read
Select <Yes> and press <ENTER>

     Make Linux the Default Boot Partition?

Read.
Select <No> and press <ENTER>

     Next: Make a boot Floppy

Press <ENTER>

     Change Disk
     Please place a blank floppy disk in the first floppy drive.

Do it and press <ENTER>
The floppy is being formated

     Creating a filesystem on the floppy...
     Copying the operating system kernel...

A new screen:

     Next: Reboot the System

Press <ENTER>

     Reboot the system ?

Remove the floppy and press <ENTER>

The system reboot. Are you still with the dark side? I guess yes, so insert the boot floppy you've just made and reboot again with Ctrl-Alt-Del

See the boot messages.
Read the text.

     New password:

Enter a root password.

     Re-enter new password

Do it.

     Shall I create a normal user account now? [Y/n]

Enter n and press <ENTER>

     Shall I install shadow passwords? [Y/n]

Enter y and press <ENTER>

     Do you want to use a PPP connection to install

Enter n and press <ENTER>

     Now you may choose one of several selections ...
     Do you want to perform this step?

Enter n and press <ENTER>

     I'm going to start the 'dselect' program...

Press <ENTER>
Select [Q]uit and press <ENTER>

     You may now login as 'root' at the login: prompt...
     ...
     debian login:

Enter root.

     Password:

Enter the root password.

    ...
     debian:~#

The system is installed and working. CONGRATULATIONS!

My job stops here. Read the install documentation of your distribution and go on with the Unix system administration job.

When you reboot your system, the plip connection won't be in good shape. But now you now what to do.

I suggest you some work:


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