Re: Floppies for amd64 ?
On Tue, Sep 07, 2004 at 08:51:15PM +0200, Michelle Konzack wrote:
> How to Boot from network ?
> I have no 'tftpd' running ?
So run one. Plenty of them around. Easy to setup.
> Because the floppies are working properly even with my Intel 1000MT
Well that's new.
> I use 2.4.26 curenly
But is that an amd64 kernel or just i386?
> A release which does detect a deactivated on-board NIC
> which does not work and not find a INTEL GBit NIC
Well it SHOULD find the intel.
> The debian-installer installs someting but not a working system...
> If I start the CD, it ask me three or four questions and it
> install the whole thing and after rebooting nothing does work
>
> I do not like to download every day tonns of ISO images for nothing...
Well the netinstall iso isn't that big.
> Do not work...
I suspect someone would like bug reports about that then, since it
should work. I have tried the sarge installer on a number of different
machines (some not even x86) and it has worked fine in most cases so
far.
> Now I have created a 250 MB hda1 partiton with Woody and it works...
>
> Then I have installed debootstrap and installed on a second
> partition SID. and after this, I have chrooted and installed
> a 2.4.27 Kernel and put lilo in hda5
>
> Back in hda1 I have setup lilo for the hda5 and now it works...
>
> Note: I hate the debian-installer !
> It is like Windows...
> ...it installs something and you do not know what !
>
> Oh yes, I have had false keymaps, false /etc/networking/interfaces
> false /etc/hosts and /etc/resolv.conf...
But that still just gives you i386 right?
Len Sorensen
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