On Mon, 20 Mar 2006 15:28:54 +0100 Hans Ekbrand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 20, 2006 at 03:09:18PM +0100, Simon Vallet wrote: > > On Mon, 20 Mar 2006 14:03:23 +0100 > > Hans Ekbrand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > No need for BootX (and with 16 MB RAM, the HD is probably small too, > > > so avoiding BooX seems preferable). My recommendation is boot floppies > > > from woody and boot the installed system with quik. Thats how I > > > installed on my Performa 5400 with 24 MB RAM. > > > > I agree on the BootX overhead, however be aware that the 6400 will nost > > likely *not* boot from OF with 'screen' as output-device -- you'll need > > to use a third party video adapter or a serial console > > That would only be necessary if something goes wrong, normally you > don't need to interact with quik. And if something does go wrong, you > can boot with the boot floppies again and rescue the system. While that is technically correct, I think you're on this list long enough to know that in the vast majority of cases, quik doesn't "just work" -- did it for your 5400 ? I think future quik users need to know that it is not always the "best"/easiest/quickest solution, even if that's the one I personally adopted. Simon -- Simon Vallet http://www.castalie.org/pubkey.txt Due to massive spam, the address shown in the From: header above only accepts mail from Debian hosts. Use the 'user' local part if you want to mail me personally. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
