On Fri, 14 Jan 2000, Kevin Puetz wrote: > > [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 just > > download the package manually and dpkg -i it. the actual package > > 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. > > > selection and installtion is done with dselect from your base system > > not from dbootstrap. > > Is there time to make sure that dhcp is in base_2_2.tgz then? Just to avoid > the chicken and egg problem if you replaced your only other OS :-).
What other OS? Seriously. I've been running Linux only at home for years. At work I've been known to slum it with some commercial *NIXen ;-), but as I can't afford IBM's licenses I won't be running AIX at home, e.g. I'm a one OS dude. With PPC we can boot from the net, we should take advantage of that. At most I should need a couple of floppies to get the kernel in and use the necessary hardware. Networking is necessary hardware :). I didn't really look for it when I installed Wed night, but isn't there going to be ftp and http install capabilities? It'd be cool to pop in 2 floppies, then be able to use standard networking protocols that are more likely to be allowed through a firewall :). ciao, der.hans > Or are we too late? -- # +++++++++++=================================+++++++++++ # # [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # http://home.pages.de/~lufthans/ # # I'm not anti-social, I'm pro-individual. - der.hans # # ===========+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++=========== #