Am Mittwoch, 3. November 2004 00:52 schrieb Queisser, Andrew (Beavers Rosebowl '05): > I read through the installation manual and searched the newsgroups. > It appears that to install Debian on a Netwinder I've got three choices: > 1) Log in to the existing RedHat and run debootstrap, then update the > kernel > 2) Boot the installer over TFTP > 3) Boot from CD (is this even possible on a Netwinder?) > > Which is the best method these days? I've got the desktop Netwinder and > it's working with the current Redhat installation.
Well, I did the following (without reading any manual): * go to http://www.de.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/ports-status * click at netwinder - netboot - daily build * downloaded boot.img onto a partition of the harddisk using the rescue system and then rebootet the netwinder using boot.img as kernel with argument "root=/dev/ram". You can probably also use tftp. * and then I followed the installation process * the only minor problem was that after reboot I could not see any characters on the console. Logging in blind works however, and after starting/exiting vi the characters are there again. I did not find out yet what the problem is. Maybe this can help you. Peter Teichmann
