Re: Cross-install howto
On Tue, Jul 02, 2002 at 05:15:13PM +0200, Eduard Bloch wrote:
> #include <hallo.h>
> Chris Tillman wrote on Mon Jul 01, 2002 um 11:46:37PM:
>
> > Mount any additional filesystems.
> > # If this mount point is referenced in your /etc/fstab:
> > $ mount /path # e.g.: mount /usr
>
> Or use "mount -a" to mount all filesystems already specified in /etc/fstab.
>
> > # Keyboard.
> > $ dpkg-reconfigure console-data
> >
> > # I'm not sure about language (FIXME: locales?)
>
> To configure your locale settings, ie. for using another language, run
> # dpkg-reconfigure locales
>
> NOTE: Before using locales with charsets other than ASCII/latin1, please
> consult the appropriate localisation Howto.
>
> > To configure networking, edit the following files. nano is the user-
> > friendly simple editor installed by debootstrap.
> >
> > $ nano /etc/network/interfaces
>
> Better point to /usr/bin/editor, this is guaranteed.
>
> > Then install your choice using its package name.
> >
> > $ apt-get install kernel-image-2.X.X-arch-etc
> >
> > To make your Debian GNU/Linux system bootable, set up your boot
> > loader to load the installed kernel and your new root partition.
>
> NOTE: If you one or more multiple network cards and you rely on the working
> network, you should enter the names of driver modules into the
> /etc/modules file in the correct order (so if you have multiple NICs,
> the right card gets the right interface name).
>
> Note to Chris: don't forget the boot loader!
Thanks for the comments. Yes, I guess the installer really does do the boot
loader part. But maybe I can just send them to external pages for how
to set up lilo, silo, yaboot, etc. or just provide short examples for
each arch like on your page for lilo.
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