Hi Ed. That's a similar setup as I got. Except for the faster chip and larger hd. I would listen to this MP3 I found that walks you threw the installation of Debian. It's at ftp://linux-speakup.org/pub/linux/goodies/audio-files and the file names are "debinstall_1.mp3" and "debinstall_2.mp3". ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ed Barnes" <ed.barnes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Sunday, March 10, 2002 10:54 AM Subject: seeking opinions on debian install > Hi folks. > > A couple of weeks ago, shortly after I joined the list, I queried you folks > who are more knowledgeable regarding a partitioning strategy and some other > installation options as it pertained to setting up Red Hat 7.2 (modified > speakup distro taken from speakup ftp site) on a pentium ii 233 mhz w 64 mb > of ram. > > This machine was to be composed of a bunch of old parts that I have here at > home along with some other contributions acquired from a friend who has > just recently upgraded. > Anyway, most of the more important parts were coming from my friend Jen, > I.E., cpu, case w 250 or 300 w ps, board, heat sink for chip, one of the > two Hds, and I think that is about it. > > Nevertheless, my collection of working comp parts here at home doesn't > include a socket 7 board and I haven't had any success finding one locally > so if I want to setup a temporary Linux box to play with til I am working > and can afford to buy another machine which is more powerful in all > respects, it probably won't happen til once I am done school and am working > at least close too permanently. Timeline gives that to being some time in > mid-Summer. > So, despite the fact I have a few Pentium class chips around along with > loads of 72 pin sims, my temporary Linux box will end up being a 486 dx 66 > mhz w 16 mb of ram 16x BTC IDE cd-rom, and a 1.6 gb Fujitsu HD. > > I have done more reading including looking at the hardware requirements to > setup Red Hat 7.2 and Debian 2.2 r 2, the one with speakup built into it. > From what I have read and given my marginal hardware at the moment I have > decided that Debian 2.2 r 2 "potato" would probably be my best bet. > I also read the Debian installation manual because I am a computer geek of > sorts and I don't know any Debian users round here and I don't want to > totally screw things up. <lol> > > Any thoughts, recommendations for or against what I've concluded so far. > > Due to the minimal hd size of /dev/hda I figured I would use one of these > partitioning schemes. > > /dev/hda 1.6 gb fujitsu hd > /dev/hda1 > / 100 mb > /dev/hda2 > /usr 700 mb > /dev/hda3 > /var 400 mb > /dev/hda5 (this partition will be one of the ones created in as a logical > drive in the extended partition during Linux install, same goes for hda6 > and hda7 respectively. > /tmp 100 mb > /dev/hda6 > swap 100 mb > /dev/hda7 > /home 200 mb > > From what I've learned from reading the Debian installation manual, would > work_std be the best setup kernel type for me to choose given my crappy > hardware? See the exerp I've copied from the manual below. > > <snip> > > Work_std > A more stripped-down user machine, without the X window system or X > applications. Possibly suitable for a laptop or mobile computer. The size > is around > 140 MB. (Note that the author has a pretty simple laptop setup including > X11 in even less, around 100 MB). > > <end snip> > > Also, the most comprehensive kernel choice given the low budget hardware I > have would probably be vanila wouldn't it? > See snip from manual. > > begin snip > > `vanilla' > The standard kernel package available in Debian. This includes almost all > drivers supported by Linux built as modules, which includes drivers for network > devices, SCSI devices, sound cards, Video4Linux devices, etc. The `vanilla' > flavor includes one Rescue Floppy, one root and three Driver Floppies. > > end snip > > The other option if you would think it more practical is simply create /, > /usr, swap partition, and /home, ditch /tmp and /var, increase size of /usr > to include enough space for tmp and var dirs to be housed within /usr. > I would also not be boxing myself in as much with 7 tiny partitions using > this second scheme. > So, it would look something like this. > /dev/hda is a 1.6 gb hd > /dev/hda1 > / 100 mb > /dev/hda2 > swap partition 100 mb > /dev/hda3 > /home 100 mb > /dev/hda4 > /usr remaining space on 1.6 gb hard drive > > For hardware the 486 has as mentioned before the 1.6 gb hd, a 16x BTC > cd-rom which is jumperable, 16 mb 30 pin sim ram 4x4, isa or vesa ATI video > card don't remember which, and a 16 bit isa sound blaster card of some > sort. No nics in the box at the moment but I was going to add two 3com > 3c509 nics too. > Synth is an accent pc. > > Anyone have any thoughts on whether partitioning scheme 1 or 2 would be > vbetter and or anything else I've mentioned. Personally, the more I think > it over in my head, as a first-time installer of Linux with limitted > resources, I like scheme 2 better. > > I'd appreciate any and all advice anyone has to offer. > You can write to me directly at ed.barnes at janus.northatlantic.nf.ca or > edbarnes at superweb.ca, or reply on the list. > I've installed the Windows ver of Speak Freely as well til I get a Linux > box up and on the go so I could join you folks on the reflector to discuss > this if anyone would find this more convenient. > Is it still at: lwl.braille.uwo.ca:4074 > > Thanks all and do have a wonderful Sunday. > > Ed Barnes > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >
