RE: debian installation
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ed Cogburn [SMTP:ecogburn@greene.xtn.net]
> Sent: Saturday, August 21, 1999 5:00 AM
> To: Debian-Users
> Subject: Re: debian installation
>
> Now, I believe that
> the ease of install depends entirely on the hardware of the box
> being installed onto, and not the distribution. If Linux is happy
> with the hardware and its configuration, i.e. standard serial
> mouse on ttyS0, hayes standard modem (not PnP) on ttyS1, etc, then
> the install will be virtually painless regardless of whether you
> are installing Debian, RH, Caldera, etc.
>
I think you're absolutely right. I'm still working on my first installation
(2 months and counting). Linux is *not* happy with a PnP soundcard and
CD-ROM. From everything I've read, it appears to be necessary to recompile
the kernel when configuring PnP hardware. Unfortunately, this can not be
done when you only have the base kernel installed. So, it seems, first-time
installation from a PnP CD ROM is impossible.
My next attempt will involve copying the entire Debian CD #1 onto my DOS
partition and installing from there.
Jeff J
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