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Installation woes ....
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| David L. Debonnaire 2005-03-17, 7:45 am |
| Hi all,
I am a newbie to Debian (specifically) and Linux (in general) but have
worked with SuSe (dim distant past) and RH9 (recently)
I have decided for a number of reasons to move to Debian ans as a first
step, wish to do a test intallation on an old Dell 'Optiplex' GX1.
Linux:
Chosen Version = 'Woody'
Hardware:
MM = enough!
Disk = 7+gB IDE
NIC = ethernet (unknown manufacture/type)
CPU = pentium something or other 350mHz.
Mouse/Keyboard Logitech(Wireless)
Monitor 19" ADI MicroScan G910
Mouse/keyboard/monitor are shared via a KVM switcher(electronic *not*
contact!) - socket types are PS/2, Sub-D,
Problem(s):
compared with a RH install almost nothing has been recognised, neither
mouse nor NIC can be configured to function, and, although I configured
the NIC - IP:fixed, Gateway & DNS IPs given, Domain ('WORKGROUP' the PC
should function in my Peer2Peer network!) - there is no connection to
the local or Internet (last provided through the Gateway)
..... and 'yes' I've RTFM! but have not been able to suss out my mistake(s)
This *is* much more complex than the RH (or even the Fedora) install,
but I shall prevail with your good will and assistance ... :-)
I would be very grateful for any pointers/assistance from the members of
this group.
David.
ps:
One thing that turned me off RH was the extremely elitaire and
condecending attitudes to newbies in the NGs - I hope that I will feel a
little more comfortable / less like an idiot, here!
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On Thu, 17 Mar 2005, David L. Debonnaire wrote:
> Hi all,
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> I am a newbie to Debian (specifically) and Linux (in general) but have worked
> with SuSe (dim distant past) and RH9 (recently)
> I have decided for a number of reasons to move to Debian ans as a first step,
> wish to do a test intallation on an old Dell 'Optiplex' GX1.
Debian installation with the net-installer-rc2
http://osnews.com/story.php?news_id=9271
this is the easiest way to do it, and install a kernel that will
recognize everything you got, Woody is for servers.
regards
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| David L. Debonnaire 2005-03-18, 7:45 am |
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Lou schrieb:
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> On Thu, 17 Mar 2005, David L. Debonnaire wrote:
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> Debian installation with the net-installer-rc2
> http://osnews.com/story.php?news_id=9271
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> this is the easiest way to do it, and install a kernel that will
> recognize everything you got, Woody is for servers.
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> regards
Thanks for the tip! I'll try ASAP ......
brgds
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