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 at 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 Potato is an outdated version of Debian.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? >
