Re: new to debian

[ricktaylor@speakeasy.net]

> From: Michael B. Levy [mailto:mblevy2000@yahoo.com]

> 1) I was going to copy my old /etc/fstab to the new
> installation, but I don't think that will work since
> to the best of my knowledge Debian doesn't use
> supermount or magicdev. Is this correct? I've never
> compiled a kernel before, and the idea of doing so is
> a challenge I look forward to overcoming.

Is it right? Why not just edit it?

> 2) The fstab that the Sarge installer created lists
> one of my cd drives three times with different mount
> points. Why is this

What are the entries?

> 3) How do I figure out which /dev item corresponds to
> which drive? I have a hdc and hdd. Is hdc the master
> and hdd the slave?

Probably.

Type "mount"

:} Then type "mount --help"

{What are hda and hdb?}