From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from [64.191.54.245] (helo=idea1.anoeticconcepts.com) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 19IInc-00061F-00 for ; Tue, 20 May 2003 21:53:48 -0400 Received: from chcgil2-ar7-4-3-043-227.chcgil2.dsl-verizon.net ([4.3.43.227] helo=chris) by idea1.anoeticconcepts.com with smtp (Exim 3.36 #1) id 19IIoE-0008CN-00 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Tue, 20 May 2003 21:54:26 -0400 Message-ID: <014901c31f3b$cfd4ff00$6401a8c0@chris> From: "Christopher Schulte" To: References: <20030521014824.GB12512@lnx3.holmesgrown.com> Subject: Re: boot disks Date: Tue, 20 May 2003 21:53:41 -0400 Organization: Net Sports Radio MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - idea1.anoeticconcepts.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - braille.uwo.ca X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [0 0] / [0 0] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - netsportsradio.com Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.11 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Reply-To: "Christopher Schulte" List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Well, I do have zipslack, and obviously could probably download the full version of slackware from the ftp site, but I thought it was easier to set up debian. I thought you could just use one command to get what you needed and debian would get the packages you needed and all you had to do is set them up. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Holmes" To: Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2003 9:48 PM Subject: Re: boot disks > I went that route a while back and had a hell of a time getting > modules to load. I got some basic stuff from the new Woody (3.0) > disks to come up on my machine but as soon as I tried to do anything > serious like setting up my network interface or just about anything > else, I kept getting unresolved module errors. I could never seem to > get the modules to match up with the available kernels or any kernels > I custom built myself from my existing Slackware machine. Also, the > default debian kernel is, I believe, 2.2.20 and Most other distros are > running 2.4.20 now. Of course, Debian is updating regularly and > frequently so that might be old news by now. Any how, I eventually > gave up on getting Debian to install on my box after fiddling with it > for over a week. I went back to Slackware and had it up and running > within a few hours completely. > > On Tue, May 20, 2003 at 05:15:45PM +0000, igueths@attbi.com wrote: > > Hi. Potato is an outdated version of Debian. You should grab the latest stable > > binary isos form a mirror close to you, and use that to install your base > > system and other packages. However, you do want the kernel floppy included in > > the potato directory of the Speakup ftp site. Once you have your system up and > > running, you can upgrade your kernel. The other option is a network install. > > > Which disk image should I download for debian 2.2 potatoe so I can boot from the > > > floppy using speakup with a braille N speak? > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > >