>> Is the machine so old it doesn't support DMA or ACPI? You can stop >> grub from booting and add the options you need there. > > I don't know. I don't recall those being in the grub kernel line. > But I'll check. > > >> Also, see the "Alternate install CD" which can: >> " >> * creating pre-configured OEM systems; >> * setting up automated deployments; >> * upgrading from older installations without network access; >> * LVM and/or RAID partitioning; >> * installing GRUB to a location other than the Master Boot Record; >> * installs on systems with less than about 192MB of RAM. >> " >> > > Got a link?
All of the Ubuntu download servers have the details: http://ftp.wayne.edu/linux_distributions/ubuntu/6.06/ (search for "alternate") > > >> Edubuntu is just like every other ubuntu- it installs a bunch of >> custom packages, so, once you determine which packages you need, you can >> include the deb packages on a CD, stuff it in and install automatically. >> > > Perhaps, but I'd rather clone than install. It's faster and more > consistent, when it works. For example, I recently installed Edubuntu on a > relatively slow machine, which took over an hour. Cloning took under 5 > minutes. Of course, if cloning is then followed by 2 hours of hassle, > then installing looks good. You are likely to get more predicatable results from an install than a clone. Using the OEM install CD, you can pull a Ronco- "set it and forget it". -M _______________________________________________ CWE-LUG mailing list [email protected] http://www.cwelug.org/ http://www.cwelug.org/archives/ http://www.cwelug.org/mailinglist/
