[lug] Help installing debian at the install fest?

[Ben]

Debian Sarge is ancient, but not ancient. :)  I'm running 2.6.8 on it. 
It also supports 2.4.27. If you boot a debian-sarge install cd, I think 
the default might be for kernel 2.4, but at the lilo prompt type 
kernel26 or something like that (there is text giving instructions) and 
you'll get the 2.6 version. If that borks, you might want to try 2.4. 
Then after the install, you can upgrade to a 2.6 kernel image and see if 
that works (apt-get install kernel-image-2.6.8...).

As for all the questions when installing debian..... it might depend on 
your hardware, but I've installed debian successfully by hitting "enter" 
in response to every question except time-zone and root password. When 
it doubt, just hit enter... it seems to work. Or go to an InstallFest... 
I'm sure someone there can explain the questions for you.

Good Luck,

Ben


siegfried wrote:
>> I have no idea why you are getting core dumps on the debian install. But 
>> you said you didn't get a core dump with Sarge? If you were able to 
>> install Sarge successfully, do that. Once you have sarge installed, 
>> change your /etc/apt/sources.list file to point to etch|testing|unstable 
>> and run "apt-get dist-upgrade"  If it the core dump is a kernel problem, 
>> install a few different kernels before you reboot after you upgrade.
>>     
>
> Will this upgrade the kernel too? I believe sarge's kernel is ancient
> (2.2 or 2.4) and I am unclear if the kernel is upgraded with "apt-get
> dist-upgrade".
>
> Also, I find the sarge installation extremely painful because it asks
> all kinds of questions I don't know how to answer (that no other
> installation asks). It asks detailed questions about my video adapter,
> for example. Fortuately, these ugly questions go away in etch. Too bad
> etch won't work.
>
> But then again, maybe that is reason to get help at the install
> fest. Will there be someone there that knows how to answer those
> esoteric installation questions in sarge?
>
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