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Re: Debian 3.0 bootable through cds?



On Tue, 10 Sep 2002, Björn Johansson wrote:

>
> Hi!
>
> Do anyone know if the Debian(3.0) cds are bootable,
> or do I need to create a bootdisk first using rawrite?
> (This question aims at the intel version and the ppc version).

I booted the http://www.phy.olemiss.edu/debian-cd/woody-powerpc-1.iso
30-Aug-2002 01:44   186M

It booted fine on my G4 'Snakebite'.  However the kernel did
not have a driver for my SCSI card.  I was told that I could
download and install the driver via the net after I had the
CD booted.  I have not tried this yet.  Otherwise everything
else seemed fine.

Note this CD is a minimal CD designed for installing via the
network.  i.e.  It only contains enough for a basic Debian
setup.  It assumes that you will download most applications
through the network.  That's OK for me since I have a good
network connection. If you use a modem dialup, it could be
a bit of a pain.

Fred



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