Please -- all replies to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>> "Eduardo" == E O Fredrik Liljegren <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Eduardo> On a computer without CD-ROM one has to start by Eduardo> disk, but that's ok. Do you mean floppy, or the hard-disk option? Eduardo> Then you get the option of NFS, but not Eduardo> FTP! Huh? Sure... use the apt method. There are 3 discreet different install phases: installing kernel + modules, installing base, and installing the rest. You really have to be a more clear. I assume, actually, you're talking about installing base. In this case, I suggest you make a little DOS area on the computer you are installing, and put base2_1.tgz on there (installing base from harddisk option). Eduardo> Since the other computers are all MS Windows... NFS is Eduardo> not an option, That's not true, but point taken. Eduardo> so we went on with the base disks (having to Eduardo> rewrite half of them because of read errors). After that, you Eduardo> off course get ftp-opportunity. But then, if you ftp from a Eduardo> windows-machine that simply reads the CD or a copy of it on Eduardo> the HD, it will all fail, because of the symlinks Eduardo> disappearing! On Red Hat, you can use one disk to get the Eduardo> ftp opportunity, and symlinks wont destroy it! So, what Eduardo> could I tell him, to grab each package by hand??? No, use the apt installation option. -- .....Adam Di [EMAIL PROTECTED]<URL:http://www.onShore.com/>