Re: Just got CDs, boot, oops...
On Fri, 10 Oct 2003 13:04, Roberto Sanchez wrote:
> KRF wrote:
> > Just got my 7 CDs in the mail and have a dedicated PC to learn Debian on.
> > I downloaded the entire manual and have good intentions to go through
> > the install step by step, totally unlike my usual method of learning by
> > rapid tapping on the enter key.
> >
> > CDs say they are D3.0 Woody and Manual says same thing.
> >
> > First step, boot CD1 to boot: prompt and then enter vanilla, which I
> > assume will bring up a minimal system.
> >
> > However, I get a...
> >
> > Could not find kernel image: vanilla
> >
> > Is the manual out of sync with the CDs now? I can bypass it by just
> > pressing enter, but then I assume that it will totally blow away the
> > installation sequence of the tutorial.
> >
> >
> > Ken
>
> Try bf24 instead of vanilla. The basic kernel in Woody is 2.2.20, which
> is very old. If you have any hardware that was manufacured in the last
> 3 or so years, you will want the bf24 install (which uses a 2.4.18
> kernel). That will likely have drivers for most of your hardware.
>
> -Roberto
I'd agree with that. 'vanilla' is missing a few rather necessary bits, IIRC.
But to answer the original question - there are several varieties of kernel
on the CDROM, with names like (IIRC) vmlinuz-2.2.20-idepci for the
'idepci' kernel, vmlinuz-2.2.20-compact for the 'compact' kernel, and so
on. But there *isn't* a vmlinuz-2.2.20-vanilla, what is called the
'vanilla' kernel is just vmlinuz-2.2.20. So, just hitting 'enter' will
get you the kernel known as vanilla. Yes, this is inconsistent. I
guess they couldn't just call it the 'nothing' kernel.
cr
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