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" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> 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 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 Potato is an outdated version of Debian.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? > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > >
