Re: 2 problems with installation regarding network config and boot loaders

[Jeff Sheinberg <jeffsh@erols.com>]

esoR ocsirF writes:
 > Greetings all,
 > 
 > First, I am not currently subscribed, so send me an email if you want to 
 > ask questions.
 > 
 > I just tried an install based on a CD image found here
 > ftp://ftp.fsn.hu/pub/CDROM-Images/debian-unofficial/woody/
 > 
 > I would like to say that the overall feel seems to be improving, keep up 
 > the great work.
 > 
 > There are some problems though, number one;
 > I currently live at the end of  an ADSL connection, this requires pppoe. 
 > However the install does not provide an exit during the network config 
 > phase which I can bypass the setup network option. This is because I 
 > have an ether net card (actually 2) installed and the installation 
 > process assumes that I should be able to use it.
 > 
 > Proposed solution, either put pppoe in the base install or provide an 
 > opt out in network configuration.

The pppoe package is already part of the base install,

    166 jeff ~ $ debootstrap --print-debs woody . | tr -s ' ' '\n' | grep ppp
    ppp
    pppconfig
    pppoe

You just have to do some manual configuration, obviously, this
needs some improvement, but if you just look at the config file,
ie, /etc/ppp/peers/dsk-provider, is seems pretty easy to figure
out.  Also, the documentation provided in /usr/share/doc/pppoe
seem to be quite complete.

This is kind of similar to setserial, I have to manually do,

    setserial /dev/ttyS2 irq 10

from a shell immediately after rebooting.

 > 
 > Secondly, I have multiple versions installed on multiple partitions and 
 > GRUB is my friend. There does not appear to be an option (I believe 
 > there used to be) where I can say "I already have a boot loader" and " 
 > no I don't want to install one".
 > 

If you carefully read the options presented to you, its is very
easy to not install any bootloader.

 > Proposed solution, put an option in the make bootable section for "I 
 > already have a boot loader", or better yet, include grub (probably not 
 > going to happen this late in the release cycle :-/ ).
 > 
 > Thanks again for all the great work. If  anyone needs to contact me,
 > 
 > rosef@eou.edu
 > 
 > esoR ocsirF
 > 
 > PS. I am cross posting to boot and testing, my apologies for any 
 > duplications that pop up in your mail box.
 > 
 > 

-- 
Jeff Sheinberg  <jeffsh@erols.com>