Re: install slink from Inet
On Sun, 6 Dec 1998, Ben Bucksch wrote:
> >I'm not quite sure what file you are looking for. The install images
> >are the resc* and drv* files. You also need the base* file accessable,
> >either as the full tarball on a harddrive or zip, or as the split up files
> >that can be written to a disk. With that said, the resc disk is not ready
> >in the above directory (unless my mirror is out of date). You can get the
> >latest from ftp://llug.sep.bnl.gov/debian/Incoming/ (warning, you will
> >have to look through a lot of files). I have heard one report that the
> >drivers disks wasn't working properly (and a verification was also made).
>
> Running the install.bat from the above dir will fail, lacking a kernel 2
> load. Using the 2.0-linux-file ends up "root fs not found" or so after
> starting Linux from install.bat.
Ok, you want to do a 0 floppy install. I don't have a whole lot of
experience with those (my bios didn't support the bootable cd's from 2.0
and I don't use win/dos anymore). Where did you get your install.bat
from?
> >To answer you second question, you can install hamm and upgrade to
> >slink. Doing this will end up replacing everything from the install
> >(except the configs and other necessary stuff). Therefore, there is no
> >reason to try to "update to the slink base", it's already been done.
>
> I don't know much about Linux. I thought dselect will only uograde the
> (add.) progams and the kernel is made by the install-procedure at the
> "disks".
There is no need to reinstall debian (unless you are a crazy tester like
me :-) There also isn't much of a reason to upgrade your kernel unless
there is a feature that you need/want. If you want the stock debian
kernel, download the kernel-image package (I think). I tend to grab the
raw kernel tarball and compile my own so I have just what I need (and
bootup is much quicker). Which ever way you want to go is fine, but I'd
avoid the install disks if you alreay have debian installed.
HTH,
Brandon
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