Re: installing debian 3.0 on a toshiba laptop
thanks to everyone for their advice !
I'll try these different methods and let you know what
works
yannick
--- Peter Bonucci <peter.bonucci@verizon.net> wrote:
> On Wednesday 10 December 2003 12:14 pm, Yannick
> Kalantzis wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm trying to install debian woody 3.0 r1 on a
> toshiba
> > satellite 5200-800.
> >
> [snip]
> > What is funny is that Knoppix 3.3 seems to work
> all
> > right. I installed it on another partition of the
> hard
> > drive. From there, I am able to have a look at the
> > partition where I am trying to install Debian.
> Using a
> > "chroot" command, I can edit the "fstab" and run
> > "config-base", which works fine except for the apt
> > configuration (the program cannot recognize my
> CDROM).
> > Configuring lilo manually (I also tried several
> > options), I hoped to succeed in booting Debian,
> but
> > again, I got the dreaded "kernel panic".
> >
> > Ten nights work or so have not been enough to
> solve
> > the problem, so I'm asking for some help: what
> should
> > I do?
> [snip]
> > yannick
>
> If you would like Debian unstable, it is easy:
>
> Install Knoppix following this page and its links:
> http://www.knoppix.net/docs/index.php/FaqInstall
>
> Change the /etc/apt/sources.list to point to local
> *.deb file sources!
>
> Then convert to unstable following this page:
>
http://www.knoppix.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2251&highlight=
>
> With a fast internet connection, you'll be done in
> an hour or two.
>
> I fought with the Debian installer trying to get
> Debian on my laptop. It
> asked me all of these questions that weren't
> answered in the manuals. When I
> used Knoppix 3.2, I had working Linux on the machine
> in 20 minutes. I
> haven't tested the PCMCIA, yet, but everything
> important, except the DVD, has
> worked so far.
>
> Peter A. Bonucci
>
>
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