Re: Kernel 2.6.xx
On Tuesday 12 April 2005 07:19, Ryan Heise wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 12, 2005 at 01:11:35PM +1000, Ryan Heise wrote:
> > - netinstall doesn't include up-to-date network card drivers, and can't
> > detect my network card.
> > - a full CD install requires 14 CDs, which is too many.
>
> Someone offered me a third option by private email (thanks!)
>
> The CD install actually works even if you only have the first of 14 CDs.
> You can download as few or as many of the CDs as you like (minimum 1),
> with the later CDs containing the packages that are less popular.
>
> The strategy if you can't get netinst to work, then, is to download the
> first of the 14 CDs and install the base system. Then download the
> network card driver you need, compile it (I hope the tools to compile it
> are on the first CD..) and install it.
>
> Then use your network card to download and install the rest of the
> system.
>
> Ryan.
Yea, dowmload sarge-netinst-rc2.iso - 100 MB
I though you've tried tthis already :)
Good luck!
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