Re: Debian-hardware newbie question
Joydeep Bakshi wrote:
Hi list,
after using redhat for 3 years finally I have changed to the *GREATEST*
debian-Linux. it was the mercy of God the day when I first saw it at my
friend's PC. I have found almost 90% of S/W in Debian . JUST COOL
but its H/W detection during installation is not so smooth. I have also seen
Knopix which is actually based on debian. so my question is * is it possible
to have knoppix-like H/W detection under Debian or has it already been
inbuilt in debian ? * please let me know .
thanks in advanced
PS: PLEASE CC TO ME, SINCE I AM NOT A MEMBER OF THIS LIST
Search the mailing list archives (http://lists.debian.org/search.html -
this topic comes up about once a week) for a fuller discussion, but the
short answer is that the Debian developers are putting their efforts
more into other areas, and there's only so much manpower to go around.
Installation has been improving over the years, but not as quickly as on
other distros that spend their time on making a pretty installation
(because they typically need nice installation routines to sell their
product - remember, Debian is a volunteer organization, not a commercial
entity). As a general rule of thumb, other distros put their efforts
into installation; Debian puts its efforts into long-term maintenance.
Knoppix does a good job because Knopper scratched his own itch, but it
also only works on i386, whereas Debian works on something like 13
different architectures. All Debian needs for a better installation is
someone willing to scratch the itch on installation issues for all 13
archs. Money would help; send enough donations to Debian and you'll
start seeing faster improvements.
--
Kent
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