Re: Testing the new boot floppies

[Dale Scheetz <dwarf@polaris.net>]

On 24 Mar 2000, Adam Di Carlo wrote:

> Dale Scheetz <dwarf@polaris.net> writes:
> 
> > First there is no way to setup PPP within the install procedure. Upon
> > rebooting after the Base System has been installed, I must move to another
> > VC and run pppconfig on my own, start the connection, and then I can use
> > the ftp method.
> 
> I'll check into this, Dale.  Looks like a geniune RC dbootstrap bug.

I see no place in the base installation phase where I can select ppp for
execution in base-config. Could we set this up so that it happens during
the network configuration and do it in such a way that we can have both
the network setup and the PPP configuration both happen?

> 
> [...]
> 
> > I guess it is good that we are now using apt instead of dselect, except
> > that I know nothing about this product, or what to expect from it, so I
> > quickly got into trouble.
> 
> We're not using apt *instead* of dselect.  Its just that we now have
> the "simple" pathway which doesn't *force* the use of dselect.  The
> user can still use dselect (we suggest with the apt backend, but there
> are others for specialized purposes).

I figured that out once I tried the "advanced" method.

I'm still likely to move to apt for myself. It looks quite useful now.

Thanks for all your help,

Dwarf
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