On Tuesday 25 September 2001 08:56 pm, dman wrote: > On Tue, Sep 25, 2001 at 03:09:20PM -0700, Lars Jensen wrote: > | How do I install woody over a ppp connection? > | > | Here's what I've done so far: > | First I downloaded the images and created the three installation > | floppies, > | > | rescue.bin, root.bin, drivers.bin. > | > | The installation goes fine until the installer asks where to find the > | base system. I'm not sure what to do at this point? I have looked around > | on the debian ftp site, and I don't see any base.tgz or anything like > | that. Which files are the installer looking for? Where do I find them? > > base2_2.tgz. It's not a small file so floppies aren't a good choice > of transport medium. Also, to get ppp to work you need chat and pppd > (and maybe other stuff they depend on) so you kinda need that base > system first. Can you get ethernet on that machine? Can you burn a > CD? Can you temporarily move the hd to a different machine with a > better connection (ie ethernet)?
Yeah, PPP install is pretty painful. I've also noticed that there is no /dev/modem link in the base potato during install, so pon always failed for me until I modified /etc/ppp/peers/* properly... I guess I'm about the only one who ever used ppp install. :) > -D
