Am 13. Mar, 2002 schwätzte Kevin Brown so:
> So, give debian a try, never done it before, what the hell. Download the
> pdf of the install guide for x86, get the requisite floppies (rescue, root
> and 4 drivers disks). Boot the rescue floppy, insert the root floppy
> when asked for. After selecting my keyboard it asks me if there are any
> modules I need to load to get hardware found, I say yes, feed it the
> driver-1.bin floppy, it chugs for a second, then claims it can't mount the
> floppy, tried feeding it the other 3 drivers disks, same thing, so I get a
> blank one, remake driver-1.bin and try again, still can't load it.
You generally only need extra drivers/modules if debian doesn't
automagically recognize your hard disk controller or ethernet card.
Everything else can be fixed after install.
I can give you a woody install CD tomorrow night at the Sequoia meeting.
ciao,
der.hans
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