Re: Finding base.tgz

[Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org>]

Eric Delaunay <eric@lix.polytechnique.fr> writes:

> Adam Di Carlo wrote:
> > >>>>> "dunham" == Steve Dunham <dunham@cse.msu.edu> writes:
> > dunham>  1. Move "Configure Networking" to before "Install Operating
> > dunham> System Kernel and Modules" on the sparc - all of the
> > dunham> networking modules are compiled into the kernel and network
> > dunham> installs are very common (many machines don't even support
> > dunham> booting from floppy).

> > It should be listed as an alternative.  It is discussed in the

> I wish to add it to the list of alternatives, but if I'm rembering
> right there are already 2 other alternatives ("Initialize a linux
> partition" and "Mount a previously initialized partition").

This is odd, since these two steps are just prior to the "Install OS"
step.  Unless the documentation is wrong and I don't think it is, this
is the order (does not apply to diskless machines):

         ...
         ``Partition a Hard Disk'' 
         ``Initialize and Activate a Swap Partition'' 
         ``Initialize a Linux Partition'' 
         ``Mount a Previously-Initialized Partition'' 
         ``Install Operating System Kernel and Modules'' 
         ...

I definately think the number 1 alternative should be changed to
``Configure Network''.  I would remove the current alternative,
``Initialize a linux partition''.

> Should
> we replace one of them or just add a third entry ?  (the latter
> requires more work than the former since it needs to deal with 3
> alternatives instead of 2).

Just replace one as discussed above is easier and should be fine.

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