how to install debian in laymans terms

[Ratdowney]

Hi guys and girls, just wondering if somebody can help me with a debian installation. I've downloaded debian lenny 5.0.5, i have downloaded the kde, i have tried to install it but i am having problems.

the system i am trying to put this on is a hp c8000 hppa system.. I did try the sparc software, didn't work.

i have worked out some code, but i'm at my wit's end. I need to learn how to setup/ install/ run debian. i have spent like two days 0ver 24 hours doing research and can't work it out.

Sorry total noob.

Thank you for any help.

[craigevil]

Debian GNU/Linux lenny -- Installation Guide - Debian GNU/Linux lenny -- Installation Guide

[Ratdowney]

G'day mate, thank you for the link, but i have scanned it and read most of it.

where i am at at the moment is this:

SEA ( for boot)
comes up with a list of hardware to boot from

it will have 2 or three boot devices

i select the boot device BO P1

it boots that drive

then it comes up with a command line starting like, and two groups of 5 lines.

i.e. 0/ vmlinux

thats where i am getting stuck!

is that where i am to enter stuff????

sorry windows user, but have had a little red hat experience

[Ratdowney]

ok once i do above i get
HARD Booted
palo ipl 1.14 root@penalosa Wed Oct 8 15:04:37 UTC 2008

Boot image contains:
0/vmlinux32 4183159 bytes @ 0x43dd800
0/vmlinux64 5789471 bytes @ 0x3e58000
0/ramdisk 5189639 bytes @ 0x395b800

Information: No console specified on kernel command line. This is normal.
PALO will choose the console currently used by firmware (graphics). Current command line:
0/vmlinux initrd=0/ ramdisk desktop=kde console=tty0 sti=0/4/0/0 sti_font=vga8x16 TERM=linux
0: 0/vmlinux
1: initrd=0/ ramdisk
2:desktop=kde
3:console=tty0
4:sti=0/4/0/0
5:sti_font=vga8x16
6:TERM=linux

<#> edit the numbered feild
'b' boot with this command line
'r' restore command line
'l' last dir
? 0ok
0/

i hope this is better was almost asleep last night. have tried couple of things.

Thank you in advance.

[tornow]

Usually an installation looks somehow like this:
pre-flight of screenshots deb...
A short read through the sparc-installation-guide of Debian lets me assume it is just the same:
3.1.*Overview of the Installation Process

Then i have thought it might be related to your hardware (sparc installation cd you say, i tried to figure that out, but can't).
Perhaps installation looks different on a sparc.

The wisdom of Google gave me this:
which Debian CD for a hp c8000 hppa - Google Search
And, to be honest, all i can say: it looks difficult.

Best i may offer: replace the search term in Google, read through it, etc.
Or: make threads at other forums too (i for one like forums.debian.net and linuxquestions.org).

For your error message (or your installation screen) from the last post: never ran into it. Never seen it. Perhaps someone did.
I only wanted to show you how exactly an installation looks like on a 386 (boot, hit enter a few times, there you are. No voodoo included) by posting the first link above.

[Ratdowney]

Thank you, thats the same info that i had researched. I am thinking it's a hp PALO coding, i don't think i have it yet.

I do have the Debian HP PA-RISC boot disc's but i can't seem to get past that. I do know it boots with PALO 1.14. i need to figure out the boot sequnce or at least the correct boot code line.

Thank you for your help and those two additional websites.

[Ratdowney]

Right i worked out that i should delete the 0 and put b in it's place.

Now i am having a tty0 problem and the system hangs. so any suggestions, besides going to a serial install.

and its inherent problems!!!!

thank you in advance????

cheers