On Sun, Jun 03, 2001 at 09:28:01AM +0200, MPfeifer wrote: > > hi guys, > > probably this thought has ben thought before, but i searched in the archives > for it and didn't find it. > > when i installed the first time debian, i had used redhat for one year and > still was a novice to linux, but when installing debian i was sold immediately, > because i found it a very futuristic distribution. a really living and > networked distro. this because of the way it installed. i was asked to > configure a ppp-account to install parts from the internet, i could select > modules while installing, i could interactively configure programs, while it > was setting up my system. then later on i discovered apt-get and (you probably > feel the same), i cannot miss it anymore. > > i like the installer how it is now in a certain way, or better: i don't dislike > it. but the only thing which i don't understand, is why do i need 2 > boot-floppies, 4 drivers-floppies and 11 base-floppies to install a system, > when i want to install from the network. while when i use less advanced systems > like redhat or mandrake, i have one "net=floppy" to boot from, select the > IPadres of the server were the images are and "go". I refer you to the installation guide at <http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/ch-install-methods.en.html#s-kernel-choice> This particular link summarizes the choices for i386 boot-floppies. You'll want to choose the flavor that has your network card built-in to the kernel. If you do, then you only need a rescue and root disk (read further on down the page). > i am volunteer at a free internetworkplace. we are a kind of internetcafe, but > then more low-budget and our whole network is almost 100% debian (the > barmachine is mandrake). we have an installserver with all the images for the > different architectures, and when a customer is coming with his laptop and > would like to have installed debian, i connect it on the network and take the > 17floppies out of the box, he almost says: what are you doing? > > i wonder what the reason is for this. and maybe i can help out a bit. We always need help. Stephen -- Stephen R. Marenka If life's not fun, you're not doing it right! <stephen@marenka.net>
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