Re: Debian install on Netwinder?
On Wed, 15 Nov 2000, Leonard Sitongia wrote:
> Can someone clue me in on this? It's been a couple of years since I
> upgraded my Netwinder DM, and at that time it was with the whole-disk
> image from Corel.
> I haven't installed Debian on it.
>
> First, I assume that Netwinder support is in debian-arm.
Yes.
> Second, one can do a TFTP/NFS type of install, right?
Yup, works as well.
> I see a rescue_netwinder.bin in the dists area. Is that required for an
> install?
I believe this is the file/kernel you tftp boot. (It's been a while since
I've done it.) It will then prompt you for anything else it needs, but I
think everything is in rescue_netwinder.bin.
You might want to upgrade your NeTTrom to 2.3.3 if you have a pre 2.1.7
version.
-Rms
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