Re: 2 questions from debian noob
On 2004-01-27, Timmy P. penned: > hello, > > i was wondering if yall could tell me why the network install for > debian does not support Internal PCI cards. I do not have a laptop, > and can not spare 7 cds to install the os that i have heard so much > good about. I'm not sure about the details of "network install", but you shouldn't need 7 CDs to install debian. One will do to get you up and running, and then you can pull whatever packages you need over the net. Also, I'm suspicious about this "no Internal PCI cards" business. Where is this stated? > I do plan on buying the cd set...but i wanted to make sure it worked > with my hardware, and i liked it myself, before i buy it. If money is such an issue and you have some bandwidth, there's no need for you to buy the CDs. Just download them. > My other question, does debian work with AMD processors? I believe > they are intell compatible, but i can't find them mentioned on the > debian site...so i figured i would ask the list. I hope so ... my debian boxes are all athlons. > Tim P. Newark, DE (running mandrake and sick of it) You've come to the right place! -- monique -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: 2 questions from debian noob
Hi, * Timmy P. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [040128 10:15]: > hello, > > i was wondering if yall could tell me why the network > install for debian does not support Internal PCI > cards. It does. Why do you think otherwise? What card do you need it to support? > I do not have a laptop, and can not spare 7 > cds to install the os that i have heard so much good > about. You don't need them anyway. You should be able to get your NIC working with the net install cd. > I do plan on buying the cd set...but i wanted to make > sure it worked with my hardware, and i liked it > myself, before i buy it. Ahh, don't bother buying them. Once you have your NIC working you can just download and install the packages you want painlessly using apt-get. > My other question, does debian work with AMD > processors? I believe they are intell compatible, but > i can't find them mentioned on the debian site...so i > figured i would ask the list. Yes, see http://www.debian.org/ports/ The AMD processors are basically same as the Intel. Just use the i386 binaries. Cheers, Nick. -- Debian testing/unstable Linux twofish 2.6.1-looxt93c1 i686 GNU/Linux signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: 2 questions from debian noob
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Re: 2 questions from debian noob
* Timmy P. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [040127 17:27]: > i was wondering if yall could tell me why the network > install for debian does not support Internal PCI > cards. I do not have a laptop, and can not spare 7 > cds to install the os that i have heard so much good > about. It depends on the chipset your PCI-card is based on. Most cards should work. My notebooks Intel ethernet pro 100 based internal device is supported. Some others might not. Do you know more about your card? > My other question, does debian work with AMD > processors? I believe they are intell compatible, but > i can't find them mentioned on the debian site...so i > figured i would ask the list. Yes, AMD processors are compatible with Intel processors, and therfore will work with Debian. Yours sincerely, Alexander -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: 2 questions from debian noob
On Tue, Jan 27, 2004 at 08:27:41AM -0800, Timmy P. wrote: > i was wondering if yall could tell me why the network > install for debian does not support Internal PCI > cards. It does. I, for instance, installed using an internal PCI ethernet card the last two times I installed Debian. What problem are you experiencing? > I do plan on buying the cd set...but i wanted to make > sure it worked with my hardware, and i liked it > myself, before i buy it. There's no charge. Debian is *aggressively* free (and Free). I don't think the Project objects if you want to donate money, though. > My other question, does debian work with AMD > processors? I believe they are intell compatible, but > i can't find them mentioned on the debian site...so i > figured i would ask the list. If you check the Debian package site (packages.debian.org) you'll find a bunch of packages specifically compiled to better support AMD chips, including my own 1.4 GHz Athlon. Works beautifully. Welcome to Debian. -- Carl Fink [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jabootu's Minister of Proofreading http://www.jabootu.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: 2 questions from debian noob
On Tue, 2004-01-27 at 11:27, Timmy P. wrote: > hello, > > i was wondering if yall could tell me why the network > install for debian does not support Internal PCI > cards. I do not have a laptop, and can not spare 7 > cds to install the os that i have heard so much good > about. > I've never used it, but I'm guessing you just need to make sure that you load the driver for your specific network card (and do the network config correctly). You dont really need to do a network install unless all you've got are boot floppies. The first Debian CD in the set all by itself is enough to give you a usable system. Once you've got that installed you can use apt to install anything else you might need via your network connection. > > My other question, does debian work with AMD > processors? I believe they are intell compatible, but > i can't find them mentioned on the debian site...so i > figured i would ask the list. Debian (and GNU/Linux in general) can run on any x86 compatible processor be it AMD, Intel, Cyrix or whatever. Hope that helps, -davidc -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
2 questions from debian noob
hello, i was wondering if yall could tell me why the network install for debian does not support Internal PCI cards. I do not have a laptop, and can not spare 7 cds to install the os that i have heard so much good about. I do plan on buying the cd set...but i wanted to make sure it worked with my hardware, and i liked it myself, before i buy it. My other question, does debian work with AMD processors? I believe they are intell compatible, but i can't find them mentioned on the debian site...so i figured i would ask the list. Thank you for your help. Tim P. Newark, DE (running mandrake and sick of it) __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free web site building tool. Try it! http://webhosting.yahoo.com/ps/sb/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
