Goswin Brederlow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Richard Atterer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > wouldn't it be nice if we could provide an official "net install CD > > image" for the upcoming potato release? > > > > AIUI, there is no support for this in debian-cd yet. It would be nice > > if somebody who has created such an image before could add that > > support, or at least say what to watch out for. > > > > Or should we not bother with this for potato, and only start doing it > > for woody?
> Do it for woody. It needs to be tested (it == the net cd and woody) > and potato is kind of fixed. > > I did a install via network with a woody bootfloppy (compact set). One > floppy and network. Thats real fun to do. > > The net CD should be a bit bigger. I opt for two CDs: > > 1. minimal set. Just a bootimages and drivers. Maybe even only the > complete 5 disks set bootable from cd. (10-20MB at most) > > The first CD is ment for hosts in a network. Direct internet access so > base is not needed. Don't bother with 1.2 MB disks there or disk > images at all. The CD should be only for booting directly. Just a big > comfortable floppy so to speak. > > > 2. full set. All disks, base, isdn, pppoe (50-100MB at most) > > The second CD would be for standalone systems with some kind of > internet access, like a dsl modem. You might need to install base, > configure ppp, read the help and HOWTOs on dsl or similar. There > should be everything on it to get started. a browser and irc client > should be there too, in case one gets the net working but needs help > then. Or to read the *.html docs. 3. live CD. Fully functional Debian, usable (to some extent) from CD, to test/estimate to see what you get using Debian without the hasle of a prior full install. (size will be around 600 MB). This will include the possibility of a X-based install system with all options of a full GNU/Linux system on hand. Bye Christian -- Dipl.-Ing. Christian Leutloff, Aachen, Germany [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.oche.de/~leutloff/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] Debian GNU/Linux - http://www.de.debian.org/ taz muss sein. [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
