Re: Which installation files are needed by dbootstrap?
>Read the debian-cd archives on YACS, obtain a copy and read the docs.
>You only need disks-powerpc/current/... to install a base system, and then
>install the rest via network.
Where can I find this information? What is debian-cd archived on YACS?
Please answer me directly at christian.ericsson@bigfoot.com (I'm not
currently subscriber of this mailing list!)
CH
At 20:40 1999-11-10 -0700, you wrote:
>On Wed, Nov 10, 1999 at 11:32:52PM +0100, Christian Ericsson wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I have downloaded Debian GNU/Linux 2.2 (potato) for PowerPC. It seems to be
>> a lot of files... And, all of them will not fit on one CDROM. How do I
>> split up the files to fit on more than on CD? Which files are essential for
>> the installation program dbootstrap? What directory structure should I have?
>>
>> Is the following directory structure OK?
>>
>> /dists/main/unstable/binary-powerpc
>>
>> When do I need the binary-all directory?
>>
>> The mkisofs had problems with soft links that I created. It seems like
>> mkisofs follow up the soft links and include what they point to, even if
>> the files already have been included in the ISO-image. Which parameters
>> should I give to the mkisofs program to make an un-official CD for PowerPC?
>
>Read the debian-cd archives on YACS, obtain a copy and read the docs.
>You only need disks-powerpc/current/... to install a base system, and then
>install the rest via network.
>
>--
>Matt Porter
>mmporter@home.com
>This is Linux Country. On a quiet night, you can hear Windows reboot.
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