Re: Replicating Debian Systems

2004-05-30 Thread Bob Proulx
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > But in my first attempt at installing on these boxes, using my Beta 2 > Installer, I got an error message that it didn't have drivers for the > E1000 gigabit nics on these servers. (I've never used a gigabit nics > before with Debian, only with FC and RH). You need li

Re: Replicating Debian Systems

2004-05-28 Thread Paulo Silva
A Qui, 2004-05-27 às 16:50, Lucas Albers escreveu: > > Loren M. Lang wrote: > > > > I may have to rapidly deploy multiple debian systems that will have > > the same software installed and be configured the same way. The ideal > > way to install debian would be to stick a cd into a computer, turn i

Re: Replicating Debian Systems

2004-05-27 Thread Lucas Albers
Adam Aube said: > Loren M. Lang wrote: > >> I may have to rapidly deploy multiple debian systems that will have >> the same software installed and be configured the same way. The ideal >> way to install debian would be to stick a cd into a computer, turn it >> on, and come back a couple hours late

Re: Replicating Debian Systems

2004-05-27 Thread Adam Aube
Loren M. Lang wrote: > I may have to rapidly deploy multiple debian systems that will have > the same software installed and be configured the same way. The ideal > way to install debian would be to stick a cd into a computer, turn it > on, and come back a couple hours later. I have seen System

Re: Replicating Debian Systems

2004-05-26 Thread Roberto Sanchez
King, Richard (Unix Messaging) wrote: Loren, You may want to have a look at this: www.systemimager.org ~~Rick King -Original Message- [SNIP] Ditto. I have used System Imager to deploy small-to medium sized labs. The best part is, that with the ability to set up a network boot server (tf

Re: Replicating Debian Systems

2004-05-26 Thread Ralph Crongeyer
Yea, "I think" you can burn them to a CD. Anyone know this for sure? Ralph > u floppy disk? None of these servers have floppy disk drives, > and I can't really recall seeing a server or workstation (or notebook > for that matter) that had a floppy disk drive in it over the last year > or t

Re: Replicating Debian Systems

2004-05-26 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
u floppy disk? None of these servers have floppy disk drives, and I can't really recall seeing a server or workstation (or notebook for that matter) that had a floppy disk drive in it over the last year or two or three That's what confused me too I've seen references to "copy th

Re: Replicating Debian Systems

2004-05-26 Thread Ralph Crongeyer
Yes there is a "driver disk", If you add your driver to the disk then during the install (someware) it asks you if you want/need to load 3rd party drivers? At that point insert the driver disk and answer yes, then it should ask you for the source of the driver and you would select your floppy d

Re: Replicating Debian Systems

2004-05-26 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Thanks Ralph! I'm downloading the Beta 4 CDs right now :) Can you (or anyone else) perhaps also give me a pointer to how I would add drivers or kernel mods that weren't included in the distribution during the installation process? I'd like to know in case I need to do it in the future (and just

Re: Replicating Debian Systems

2004-05-26 Thread Ralph Crongeyer
Yup beta 4 does have the e1000 drivers on it. I installed this box with beta 3 and it had them also. But 4 also has them. Ralph > After trying to get Debian deployed in a client project for over a year, >I've been successfuly in having it approved for use on a 6-server > project that we're do

Re: Replicating Debian Systems

2004-05-26 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
After trying to get Debian deployed in a client project for over a year, I've been successfuly in having it approved for use on a 6-server project that we're doing. But, I've got a problem that I'd like some direction with. My experience with Debian has basically been that I've had no problem

Re: Replicating Debian Systems

2004-05-25 Thread Peter Hicks
On Tue, May 25, 2004 at 02:37:27PM -0700, Loren M. Lang wrote: >I may have to rapidly deploy multiple debian systems that will have >the same software installed and be configured the same way. The ideal >way to install debian would be to stick a cd into a computer, turn it >on, and come back a cou

RE: Replicating Debian Systems

2004-05-25 Thread King, Richard (Unix Messaging)
Loren, You may want to have a look at this: www.systemimager.org ~~Rick King -Original Message- From: Loren M. Lang [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2004 3:37 PM To: Debian-User Mailing List Subject: Replicating Debian Systems I may have to rapidly deploy multiple de