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Re: mini instalation



Narins, Josh wrote:
Q. Can I install compact Debian i386 only with rescue.bin root.bin and
driver-1.bin?
Or base-#.bin are needed?
Thank you
Ivan Kolenko



Ivan,

	Don't worry about those other posts. Those two disks are sufficient
if your network card is recognized. If not, you will need the driver disks.
If your network card is _still_ not recognized, you'll need the base disks.

	I hope you can get a Debian Binary #1 CD, it is way easier, and
contains all the disks, anyway :)

	My favorite way is certainly by CD. Even writing good rescue.bin and
root.bin disks can often be tiring, since the first 3 or 4 times I try it
doesn't work.

hth,
-Josh

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Ivan,

Sorry I was not clearer. When I said: "the setup program will pull all the required base system files down from a debian mirror. If you do not have a network connection you *wilI* need the base system disk images to install a basic system.". I meant to add that it can also pull down any drivers/modules - therefore if you have a net connection, you only need the two disks!! And when I said: "you can get away with using just 1 driver disk depending on your circumstances" I should have added that the circumstance is when you need drivers for your NIC :) Besides the base system and drivers/modules you can use tasksel or dselect to install other optional packages also via the net install. Having said all this, I agree completely with Josh about the CD install. If you grab the 1st CD and boot it, the installation will allow you to install a base system and any drivers right from the CD (while still catoring to those that wish to do a net install via http or ftp). It sure beats making unreliable floppies!

Sorry about the mistakes!

Brad..



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