Re: Kernel Panic After Sarge Dist-upgrade To Kernel Image 2.4.27-2-386
On (24/06/05 23:29), Chris Bannister wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 23, 2005 at 11:05:34AM -0500, Leonard Chatagnier wrote:
>
> > Now I'm worried. Note: I don't have a reiserfs file system, only an
> > ext3 fs since day one on all partitions.
> >
> > If anyone can help me to get the system bootable again, I think I can
> > correct the lilo.conf problem by myself
> >
> > at least if the initrd.img thing is covered in the lilo man. I've
> > totally reinstalled Debian about twice the number of months I've used
> > Debian(6 months) and most were due to config issues, one due to
> > filling up / even though I followed Debian recommendations. I had
> > Sarge 2.6.8-2-686 installed through dist-upgrade and, believe it or
> > not, the installation config questions asked were very much different
> > than the stable sarge. Maybe Debian will someday provide enough
> > explanations so a newbie doesn't have to guess what to select. Also,
>
> Debian is not reccommended for newbies. Ubuntu, Kantonix etc are more for
> newbies I think. The documentation is improving. There has been many
> times where I have read a HOWTO or similar only to be left scratching my
> head in wonder. :-O
Hi Chris
IMHO this is misleading. I was a newbie on woody (ppc) and although it was
steep learning curve, I'm really glad I persevered. The new sarge
installer makes installation a lot easier. However, I would agree that
alternative debian derived distros can offer a quick way into Linux but it
does leave you with a much less flexible installation in terms of new
packages etc.
A really easy distro is Beatrix (cut down ubuntu); it is small (c.200mb)
slick and has all the applications a typical user might need; it has the
added advantage of being a 'live' CD as well.
Regards
Clive
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