Re: Module /usr/src/modules/bcm4400 failed (ahh no network)
Actually the very first thing I did was download the new sarge 2 weeks
ago, and I did so with excitement and high expectations. And I will say
this for other people's benefit it is definitely a beta installer. It
gave me a various range of problems that I won't go into; plus; it seems
as though it actually gave me less autonomy although there was an expert
mode I did not use. In particular the bootloader process was f$cked and
it caused me some serious annoyances as it either would not work at all
which really becomes a problem when you are working with a laptop that has
no floppy to boot from or when it did work it over wrote my windows MBR
screwing up my windows(shh don't tell anyone) install. I don't know what
the exact intent was in re-doing the installer and i am sure there is an
important underlying reason, but it is unfortunate that it makes the
already hardest distribution to install harder. Debian vexes me so...Such
a great distribution yet sometimes it can be such a hassle to install. I
hope the end result of this revamp will prove to be worthy. Maybe it is
just my own lack of knowledge but I just don't believe it should be this
hard...Anyways I could go on and on....By the way what I don't understand
is why sarge isn't coming with an option to load the 2.6 kernel, who
really wants the 2.4 kernel at this point?
> wex wrote:
>
>> Yes I guess you are correct I am just trying to avoid the obvious i
>> guess.
>> Getting linux on this laptop is a pain in the ass, it is fightin me
>> every
>> step of the way, if I don't win soon I am either going to have to start
>> using windows or give it away.
>
> You could try the latest beta of the new installer:
>
> http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/
>
> It installs Sarge, not Woody, and comes with the 2.4.25 kernel. You'll get
> newer versions of Gnome, KDE, etc. and probably have better hardware
> support.
>
> Adam
>
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