I am getting the CD-Burned now will it support my hardware
Thanks for your help, I am getting the CD downloaded
and burned on my other computer as I type this. I am
wondering though if my hardware is supported. I am
running a pretty new system that I built and one of my
problems with installing other types of Linux a while
ago was getting my AGP Nvidia GeForce 4 video card to
work right along with my USB ports. (This could all be
solved by now but I was running some pretty old
versions of SuSE before). So I could be making too big
a deal out of this for nothing but I thought I would
ask while the CD ISO downloads.
Thanks for all the help,
Kristen
--- Kent West <westk@acu.edu> wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Kristen Brown wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>I am fairly new to Linux and I would like to out
> >>>Debian on my new PC. I have been to the
> installation
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>site but I still can't tell what or how to
> download.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>It will be going on a Windows box so is there
> anything
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>I need to know about how to make it work. Thanx,
> >>>Kristen (new to this stuff :P )
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> Kent wrote:
>
> >>Assuming you want to dual-boot between Linux and
> >>windows, there are three major steps:
> >>
> >>1) Repartition your drive so that Windows takes up
> >>part of the drive (preferably the first part;
> that's easier for
> >>newbies) and so that you have a good chunk left
> over for Linux (2 GB is
> >>plenty for most one-user-at-home type setups, but
> more is always
> >>better, and less can be worked with).
> >>
> >>2) Figure out how you're going to install
> (floppies, CD, CD + network, etc), and acquire the
> appropriate media/connections.
> >>
> >>3) Install Linux, configuring for a dual-boot.
> >>
> >>It sounds like you're asking about number 2, but
> we
> >>don't know if you plan to install from CD,
> floppies, an existing hard
> >>drive partition, or what. I'd strongly suggest
> reading the installation
> >>manual at
> http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/install
> >>(assuming you are a native English speaker and are
> installing on an
> >>Intel/AMD/-type machine; if not, see
> >>
>
>>http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/installmanual).
> >>
> >>
> >>If you don't want to dual-boot, and only want a
> >>Linux setup, life just got easier for you.
> >>
> >>Before we can give you any more guidance, you'll
> >>have to give us some more detail about your
> situation (do you plan to
> >>dual-boot? will your system boot off CD-ROM? how
> big is your hard drive?
> >>do you have a fast internet connection? are you in
> a metropolis where
> >>it might be easier to buy a CD at the store down
> the street (assuming they
> >>have one)?, etc).
> >>
> >>Kent
> >>
> >>
>
> Kristen responded:
>
> >At this point I am not concerned with the dual boot
> as
> >much as just getting Debian installed. I will be
> using
> >a 6 GB HD, AMD 1.1 GHz CPU, about 380 MB RAM and an
> >AGP GeForce 4 video card. I have DSL and so I think
> >the most effective way for me to do this would be
> to
> >install from the internet (If that isn't to
> involved)
> >I have CD-ROM support including a CD-Burner on a
> >diffrent computer (currently running win XP) I can
> >boot from my CD-ROM drive. I can't buy a copy
> though.
> >Not now anyway :).
> >
>
> (I'm CC'ing the list, so any information that might
> be useful to others
> is archived in the mail list archives.)
>
> (I've rearranged your response so it reads from the
> top-down, to make it
> easier for others to jump in the middle of the
> conversation and
> understand what's going on.)
>
> Good response! Now we know you have an AMD and we
> don't have to worry
> about preserving Windows, and that you have a fast
> network connection.
> Probably the easieast way to get going is to burn a
> CD from the image at
>
http://markybobdeb.sourceforge.net/elf/files/netinst-2.2r4.iso
>
>
<http://markybobdeb.sourceforge.net/elf/files/netinst-2.2r4.iso>
> or similar (start at www.debian.org, click on
> "Debian on CD" on the
> left-hand side of the screen, and follow the links
> for a minimal
> bootable CD).
>
> Once you've got a good burn, boot off it, and away
> you go. Some bumps to
> watch out for:
>
> Partitioning a Hard Drive
> ---------------------------------
> You can go simple, just having a large / (root)
> partition and a swap
> partition (rule of thumb used to be to make it the
> same size as the
> amount of your physical RAM; some folks doubled
> that). Or you can go
> more complex, which can add a level of security and
> safety. Also, if you
> plan on installing Windows later, I'd leave a chunk
> up front for that.
> But that adds complexity, so I wouldn't do it for
> now. Instead, expect
> to install Debian three or four times, just to get
> the hang of it. On
> the fourth attempt or so you can get serious and set
> up your partitions
> the way you want. For now, I'd probably stick with
> simplicity.
>
> Configuring Modules
> ----------------------------
> This option comes up as the "next step" at some
> point. As a general
> rule, you can skip it, unless you need some piece of
> hardware working
> during the installation itself. About the only time
> you'll need some
> piece of hardware to work during a "normal"
> installation is your
> ethernet card. So you will need to go into this step
> and insert the
> module for your network card. You don't say what
> network card you have,
> so I can't tell you which module you'll need.
>
> Make Disk Bootable
> ---------------------------
> Things may have become more clear with Woody, but
> last I remember the
> questions this step asked were a bit unclear.
> Basically, you want LILO
> to be installed in the Master Boot Record (MBR) of
> hda. (Hopefully, this
> statement won't create more confusion than it
> solves.)
>
> general
> ----------
> Be prepared to get confused; be prepared to make
> your best guesses; be
> prepared to come back to this list to ask more
> questions. Don't be
> afraid to experiment; as long as you're not worried
> about losing
> pre-existing data on your hard drive, there's very
> little you can hurt
> by experimenting.
>
> It's been said that Debian is more difficult to
> install than other
> distros, but that its ongoing maintenance is
> legendary for its
> ease-of-use. So you can have the
> easy-to-install-but-hard-to-maintain/upgrade other
> distros (and it's a
> good thing they're easy to install, because you
> *will* be reinstalling
> them, every time a new version comes out), or you
> can have the
>
more-difficult-to-install-but-a-breeze-to-maintain/upgrade
> Debian (with
> which you'll only have to install it once (well,
> excluding your practice
>
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