> > harddrive under MiNT (which is a free OS as well) and even create > > ext2-partitions there. :-) > Sure, but you still have to be able to tell d-i which partitions you > want for swap and root, etc. Partman can't tell you want > disks you have. > The new images will (hopefully) default to partitioner/partconf, which > should be able to understand your disk and let you select > what you want as root. Sometimes it's a bit byzantine.
O.K. > > because of only 4 mb ST-RAM, on my stock falcon I have to get an > > external CD-ROM first. I just got one a few minutes ago. :-) > It'll be a while (if ever) before we can try a 4MB install. :-( > Stock falcon doesn't have a nic, right? No. None of the ATARIs has a nic. Only the clones like Hades or Milan have one. That's the reason why the romport solution is so popular. You can find it at: http://hardware.atari.org The sources for drivers for MiNT are at: http://home.arcor.de/thomas.redelberger/prj/atari/download/etherne.zip Regards, Frank