On Fri, 14 Jan 2000, Kevin Puetz wrote:
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> [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
> > you don't need to unless you are installing the base system from NFS!
> > dbootstrap only installs base2_2.tgz nothing else, after that is
> > installed you have a self sustaining system that boots on its own,
> > you can the
On Fri, 14 Jan 2000, Renaud Dreyer wrote:
> > From: "der.hans" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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> > On Thu, 13 Jan 2000, Ethan Benson wrote:
> >
> > > On 13/1/2000 Renaud Dreyer wrote:
> > >
> > > >I have a friend who's about to switch from MkLinux to LinuxPPC, and who
> > > >I'm
> > > >trying to convinc
Hi all,
here are so many good ideas and hints and tips, why not testing yourself
the current boot-floppies cvs and send patches? You know it all:
debian is a free and 'open' project.
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
> > you don't need to unless you are installing the base system from NFS!
> > dbootstr
On 14/1/2000 Kevin Puetz wrote:
It's hard to download the client that will let your networking start to
function if you replaced your other OS. But I see your point here.
which is why a working dhcp client needs to be in the base system.
(i have not even checked i don't need (and hope i never
[EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
> you don't need to unless you are installing the base system from NFS!
> dbootstrap only installs base2_2.tgz nothing else, after that is
> installed you have a self sustaining system that boots on its own,
> you can then just setup dhcp from that, if dhcpd is not there ju
On 14/1/2000 Renaud Dreyer wrote:
1) Get a lease from the Mac OS/HFS part of his machine
2) Bootstrap into
the installer from that HFS partition, which should take the machine off
the net
3) Install using the info from the lease, as if he had static IP
4)Install DHCP and then renegociate the lea
On 14/1/2000 Renaud Dreyer wrote:
Hmmm... But would that allow him to install using the "tasks" or "profiles"
methods, or would he have to do it package by package? He's insisting
strongly on installing some sort of baseline distribution.
I thought installation using profiles or tasks were onl
> From: "der.hans" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> On Thu, 13 Jan 2000, Ethan Benson wrote:
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> > On 13/1/2000 Renaud Dreyer wrote:
> >
> > >I have a friend who's about to switch from MkLinux to LinuxPPC, and who I'm
> > >trying to convince to try Debian. He has cable modem so FTP installation
> > >should
> From: Ethan Benson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> On 13/1/2000 Renaud Dreyer wrote:
>
> >I have a friend who's about to switch from MkLinux to LinuxPPC, and who I'm
> >trying to convince to try Debian. He has cable modem so FTP installation
> >should be easy (I downaloaded all the packages I'd chosen in
On Thu, 13 Jan 2000, Ethan Benson wrote:
> On 13/1/2000 Renaud Dreyer wrote:
>
> >I have a friend who's about to switch from MkLinux to LinuxPPC, and who I'm
> >trying to convince to try Debian. He has cable modem so FTP installation
> >should be easy (I downaloaded all the packages I'd chosen in
On 13/1/2000 Renaud Dreyer wrote:
I have a friend who's about to switch from MkLinux to LinuxPPC, and who I'm
trying to convince to try Debian. He has cable modem so FTP installation
should be easy (I downaloaded all the packages I'd chosen in 13 minutes...),
however he's using DHCP. I didn't se
Thanks to all the great advice I got on this list (especially from Ethan
Benson). I managed to install Debian from the boot floppies on my 7300
without a problem (apart from quite a few errors installing some
packages).
I have a friend who's about to switch from MkLinux to LinuxPPC, and who I'm
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