On Saturday 06 December 2003 06:30, Karsten M. Self wrote: > More significantly: get a Knoppix disk. Use it to identify the HW on > the system. The 'lshw' command is useful, as is my own system-info > script: > > http://twiki.iwethey.org/Main/LinuxSystemInfoScript > Meanwhile I got my hands on the new debian installer and so I am at least past the base install now. I found your tool in Debian too and it rocks. http://mariano.homelinux.org/lshw.out.html
This will be a great help for the next steps... Great work! >> Yes, in theory it should work on Debian when it works on Knoppix, but > > when having to use the old installer then the modules are very much > > out of date. That was it. The network module (via-rhine) coming with the woody installer was out of date. > Then use debootstrap to perform a chroot install under Knoppix as > described in the Debian Installation Manual. Ok, Paul mentioned E Condon also mentioned this approach. I will look it up in the manual. > Google "large disk HOWTO". bf2.4 install option may help you. Or a > chroot (my own preference), as mentioned above. I used bf2.4. Anyway the new installer (and Knoppix) are able to cope with my hdd now. Cheers, Mariano -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]