[linrad] Re: Leifs Debian install problems, another guess..

[<leif@xxxxxxxxxx>]

> More news!
>
> Leif, do you have a system with 24 MB of memory?
YES

> I have just emulated in qemu a system qith 24MB, and the installer is
> "different", because it do not load the same installer components to
> save memory.
Ok, on the new machine it is all different;-)

> In the screen "load installer components from CD" (this screen is not
> shown in big memory computers):
>
> you need to choose the (I do not know if all of them):
>
> nic-modules*
> nic-extramodules*
> nic-shared*
>
>
> your network driver should be there!!
No, it does not work. I can install nic-modules or nic-shared
but the 3c509 is not there. I can not install nic-extramodules at
all. The error message from tar is "cannot allocate memory".

Debian 3.0r4 installs easily however.....

I will just skip all of this for now. It really takes a lot of time
and I think I can use my time better.

I had no idea that nic stands for Network Interface Cards (????)
and this information is very hard to find. It is just impossible
to learn all the acronyms and guessing does not help much:-(

Fedora, RedHat, Mandrake and Suse are much easier to install than Debian.
The reason to include Debian would be to have a procedure that would
fit virtually all computers and that would allow a recent kernel.
I have failed on this and I suggest Roger uploads the Debian instructions
somewhere and maybe you all can contribute by making the various hints
available. I am reluctant to upload material that may cause confusion.
I get mails like the following one:


> That all sounds good, but I gave up with LINRAD because to
> many components have to play together. If LINRAD would come
> up in ONE package that everyone could install, who is not
> someone with squared eyes, I would try it againe.
> Don`t take it personaly. I'v seen LINRAD in Prague and it
> looks fine. But for people who use theyr computer like my
> granny her TV-set...

It makes me think I have already uploaded too much information
in a way that is confusing to the newcomer.


73

Leif / SM5BSZ



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