[linrad] Re: Debian

[<leif@xxxxxxxxxx>]

> I have been playing with the debian installer on the "qemu" emulator.
>
> I have tried the "expert26" mode. When the installer fails to detect the
> network card (I have forced it just to test), it shows a beautifull
> screen in which you can choose "graphically" the desired netword card
> module, and even parameters.
"expert26" hangs (with a blue screen) at an early stage.
The error message (AltF3) says missing modules ide-mod.....

> This is strange. Does the installer detects, configure and mount
> properly your cdrom drive?.
Yes. No problem. But it can not install the base system.
it hangs at "Cannot create directory ./usr/lib/perl5/auto"
Creating a directory /usr/lib/perl5/ does not help.
I have no idea what ./ refers to.

> Try this: If you choose a text console with ALT+F2 you will notice that
> network card kernel drivers (and also 3c509.ko among them)  are on
>
> /lib/modules/2.x.x/kernel/drivers/net
The modules are not there because the base system is not installed yet.

> but at the earlier stages of the installer they are not present. Once
> the cdrom is properly detected and the CD-R is mounted, it gets from the
> CD-R the debian packages (.udeb) that carry the full set of drivers, and
> more programs needed by the installer.
It is impossible to go any further, trying to take install GRUB, LILO
or proceed without boot loader goes through the install base system and
exits with the same error.

It seems to me that nobody ever tried this install procedure on an old
computer.................

73

Leif / SM5BSZ



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