Re: Switching from RH 7.3 to Debian 3.0r1
On Sat, 11 Oct 2003 11:40, Andreas Janssen wrote:
> Hello
>
> Curtis (<Naota@tampabay.rr.com>) wrote:
> > I've downloaded the debian isos, burning them afterwards, but before I
> > take the plunge into switching, is there anything to prepare?
> > This is my first time switching distros on a computer. Any pitfalls
> > to avoid.
> > By the way, I wanted to do a netinstall, so I only have to use the
> > first cd.
>
> You should backup the configuration data of your current system. You
> will probably have to manually select some things that were
> automagically configured in Red Hat, like modules for your sound/net
> devices or the XFree configuration (especially the XFree driver and the
> frequencies of your monitors from the old configuration file will be
> helpfull when you setup XFree in Debian). Also, Debian will use an 2.2
> kernel for installation by default. Maybe you want to use the 2.4
> installation kernel. Read the instructions when you boot from the CD,
> they will tell you how to select the installation kernel.
>
> best regards
> Andreas Janssen
I'd definitely recommend the 2.4 kernel (you have to select it right at the
start, on the first screen IIRC), since otherwise a few things that work in
RH7.3 are likely not to be supported by the default 2.2 kernel in Debian
Woody. (And no, I can't remember exactly which ones off the top of my
head).
cr
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