Re: Debian box building - advice
On Mon, 2003-05-05 at 11:29, Pigeon wrote:
> On Mon, May 05, 2003 at 09:13:58AM -0500, Ron Johnson wrote:
> > On Mon, 2003-05-05 at 07:05, Brian Walker wrote:
> > > Greetings all,
> > >
> > > after having taken the momentous step of recompiling a kernel (thanks
> > > guys ... connected well now) I am researching how to build the best
> > [snip]
> > > When it comes to the part where I fire up the new computer for the first
> > > time, IIUC, the motherboard BIOS will send the usual messages, then stop
> > > in dismay. The next step is to format the hard disk. In the absence of a
> >
> > It won't boot up after you recompile the kernel?
>
> No, his kernel build works. That was the previous stage of his
> computer experimentation, now completed. He's just thanking the list
> for past help.
>
> He's now talking about the expected behaviour when you switch on a new
> machine that doesn't yet have an OS on the hard disk. He wants to
> install Debian, but it seems that his only options for transferring
> files from his net-connected box to the new box are (a) floppies and
> (b) a network connection.
>
> It seems that he needs to know how to get enough of Debian onto the
> new box to get the network running, using the minimum number of
> floppies.
>
> I reply merely to clarify - hope I've got it right.
I think I need more coffee. Or reading glasses. Probably both.
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