Ugg, what a rite challenging day... I am having a dandy of a time "coming on board"... I put my ideological views aside and decided to get this beast installed. It seems that my media (CD) is bad... note to self do not discard deb CD in dusty pile for six months. Still, I will not go back to the Linux with the red hat nor the magically one ... yet ...
So know I am using THE PSEUDO-IMAGE KIT VERSION 2.0, to get the R3 image. As Karsten M. Self so apt'ly (pun intended) put it, "docs are frequently outdated". I do not imagine that it was done in spite ;-) but the README talks about using "When using an FTP site", "When using an HTTP site", "It is advisable to verify this (e.g. using a web browser) before attempting the pseudo-image generation." whereas the website (http://cdimage.debian.org/rsync-mirrors.html) reads Note: These sites do NOT offer the images via FTP or HTTP -- no use in trying! Instead, they use the rsync protocol, which is much more efficient. Everything you need is in the Pseudo-Image Kit, including extensive information on downloading procedures. LOL! Further, many of the servers are listed with a funny format rsync.kernel.org::mirrors/debian-cd/ ... hmm... '::' is that a valid protocol? or is that to be tricky. I imagine it is the former, but 'make-pseudo-image' did not work for my -- tried a number of servers -- until I added either 'http://' or 'ftp://' and changed '::' to '/' Who "owns" the README: 23 Sept 1999 J.A. Bezemer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ? Best regards, the Lloyder __________________________________________________________ Get your FREE personalized e-mail at http://www.canada.com
