Debian Install Newbie Tips

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Author: der.hans
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Subject: Debian Install Newbie Tips
Am 06. Aug, 2002 schwätzte Robert Bushman so:

> - Find out which NIC driver you need. Write it down.
> (anyone have any tips on how to do this if it's not
> obvious? "3c905" is clear enough, but how do you
> figure out "tulip"?)


As Derek mentioned there's lspci. If that's not installed try reading
/proc/pci.

> - Know your monitor settings: HSync and Vertical Refresh.


www.MonitorWorld.com is your friend :). Lately I've been leaving that out
and letting X detect it. It's mostly working.

> - Find out which sound card driver you need (imagine a
> big bald guy laying on the ground next to a system tower
> trying to read the bottom side of his PCI sound card
> halfway through the kernel configuration - it's not a
> pretty sight)


Hope this was on tile. We'd hate for you to get cranial rug burn :).

Again, pci is available via lspci or /proc/pci. Matching name to driver can
be a pain.

I don't know how to deal with isa other than get lucky :).

ciao,

der.hans
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