On Wednesday 10 December 2003 12:14 pm, Yannick Kalantzis wrote: > Hi, > > I'm trying to install debian woody 3.0 r1 on a toshiba > satellite 5200-800. > [snip] > What is funny is that Knoppix 3.3 seems to work all > right. I installed it on another partition of the hard > drive. From there, I am able to have a look at the > partition where I am trying to install Debian. Using a > "chroot" command, I can edit the "fstab" and run > "config-base", which works fine except for the apt > configuration (the program cannot recognize my CDROM). > Configuring lilo manually (I also tried several > options), I hoped to succeed in booting Debian, but > again, I got the dreaded "kernel panic". > > Ten nights work or so have not been enough to solve > the problem, so I'm asking for some help: what should > I do? [snip] > yannick
If you would like Debian unstable, it is easy: Install Knoppix following this page and its links: http://www.knoppix.net/docs/index.php/FaqInstall Change the /etc/apt/sources.list to point to local *.deb file sources! Then convert to unstable following this page: http://www.knoppix.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2251&highlight= With a fast internet connection, you'll be done in an hour or two. I fought with the Debian installer trying to get Debian on my laptop. It asked me all of these questions that weren't answered in the manuals. When I used Knoppix 3.2, I had working Linux on the machine in 20 minutes. I haven't tested the PCMCIA, yet, but everything important, except the DVD, has worked so far. Peter A. Bonucci -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
