Debian Install Newbie Tips

[Dennis Kibbe]

On Tuesday 06 August 2002 11:21 pm, you wrote:
> > - If you've got a big pipe, do a net install. Grab
> > the minimal .iso (about 10 megs). This way, you only
> > download what you're installing.
>
> Gack, its much easier to download 3 floppies. (root, rescue, driver)
>
> If you do woody grab the 2.4-bf (so you can do 2.4 and ext3 as part of
> install)
>
> If you grab .iso's use jidgo: ( http://www.debian.org/CD/jigdo-cd/ )
> Jidgo is an interesting project in itself: (
> http://home.in.tum.de/~atterer/jigdo/ )
>
> > - 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"?)
<SNIP>
> -Derek

Or run Knoppix from the CD-ROM, if everything works (most likely will!) then 
go to the KDE Control Center and look under information. It's all there. <g>

Dennis Kibbe