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**djtravtrav** · 10-05-2005

ok I was dling debian and I'm wondering what version to install, I have a asus mobo and running a p4, so I thought I would go with i386... but im not sure. it didnt work when I went throught boot up...

Then I thought, hey maybe I have to refomat before installation because installing linux wont reformat the hd itself (unlike windows =/)... so Did I dl the right version of debian and I just need to reformat and boot on a clean hd? if thats the case I'm just gonna buy a new hd, cause I hate the one I have anyway. Slow as my ballz.

please help =]

total newb here, I figure If throw my self in the hole (linux), dig myself out, i will learn more. I know some scripting, c++, and html. I want to learn and figure this cant hurt.

**a12ctic** · 10-05-2005

May i ask what burning program you used? the windows one doesnt burn iso's

**djtravtrav** · 10-05-2005

i used nero, and burned it as an iso

question is tho, is do I have to reformat before installing linux? or does linux reformat during installation when I boot with the cd?

**Vergil83** · 10-05-2005

i386 is the correct version

And Debian will allow you to reformat your hard drive (although you can still get a new one if you want

)

concerning the problem though, did it say the iso had an error, or did it just not even try. Do you have the cdrom booting first in the bios?

**djtravtrav** · 10-05-2005

yeah thats the thing... i set the cdrom to be the primary on boot in the bios, And when I restart and have the cd in, it doesnt boot, its says please insert a bootable and its starting to piss me off heh... what is going on? I dled it from the net from http://www.debian.org/CD/netinst/ ... Official netinst images for the "stable" release.... I DUNNO HEH

**Vergil83** · 10-05-2005

The only thing I can think is that you just got a bad burn

**Gnux** · 10-07-2005

Originally Posted by djtravtrav

i used nero, and burned it as an iso

question is tho, is do I have to reformat before installing linux? or does linux reformat during installation when I boot with the cd?

Mmm

Do u want to reformat all ur hd or keep a little place for windows?
Just in case: partman doesn't resize partition.
As for ur problem: might be effectivly either a bad burn or a bad iso. U tell us u burn it like an iso under nero (good

) but before burning it have u check the md5sum to be sure ur iso is right?

**Shaun Prince** · 10-07-2005

Make sure your Nero iso burning options are set to the defaults.

Also, you may wish to try a different burning software like:

http://www.silentnight2004.com/Download.html
http://www.cdburnerxp.se/screenshots.php
http://www.deepburner.com/

As long as your BIOS options are correct, there should be no reason for this disk to not boot.

shaun

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