Ok, I have had enough.. I would like to do something! After hearing for the nth time that someone's computer wont work with debian but will with redhat and slackware, I would like to try my hand at making some boot disks. I read the BootDisk HOWTO in the past, and I think I get the basic idea, but what I'd really like to know is exactly how people have been doing this for the Debian boot disks - ie, what sort of device, size, etc.. Basically whatever specs are available about our disks.
I think it would be really cool to substitute the kernel and maybe some of the init stuff or whatever it is redhat uses that people seem to like so much. Wouldnt it be great if they both used the same procedures, so it would be that much easier to track down install problems, even amongst different distributions? I think that, notwithstanding the wonderful efforts put forth to create some great boot disks, that it may be possible that redhats are better, because, for them, so much is riding on it, and they have therefore invested a lot of time and money to get it right. Time that we have invested into our IMHO superior package management scheme.. In any case, I'm just stressed out.. I'm frustrated that it doesnt work, and I couldnt help a friend install debian, and I'd like to do something about it, other than just whining. Thanks, -- David Welton http://www.efn.org/~davidw Debian GNU/Linux - www.debian.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]