On Feb 27, 2004, at 1:08 PM, Chip33AZ@netscape.net wrote: > Currently, I have Gentoo installed on the machine and it is working > fine. I just don't want to keep using Gentoo and have used Debian on > a laptop for a long time without any issues. I was just trying to see > if the base install would work because it uses an older (2.4.18) > kernel. Once installed I will either install the 2.6.3 kernel or the > 2.4.25, both have support for the Nforce2 motherboards. Then just install Debian over the Gentoo installation. The instructions are here: . I have found that this method works when I couldn't get Debian to boot from CD. The Debian CD just don't get updated that often so sometimes necessary drivers aren't available even when the source for the drivers is available. > I had installed both MDK9.2 and Fedora on the machine but didn't > really care for them. My goal is to set up MythTV on a server to > handle PVR and playback on different machines throughout the house. I wasn't really recommending Fedora as a permanent solution, though I like it well enough myself. I just find it easier to start with Fedora sometimes as a step in installing something else rather than trying to install the something else in one shot. --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss