On Fri, Sep 28, 2007 at 10:42:43AM +0100, Ross Burton wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm about to order a re-badged N2100 for use as a home NAS, and have a > few questions about getting Debian onto it. > > I see that 4.0r1 is broken, is it best to install r0 or are there > installer images with the fixed kernel on? I could try installing Sid, > but I'd prefer something known to work. :)
The installer needs to download a few things during the installation, and it's these 'few things' that are broken. There is a workaround procedure that you can use (see the list archives), which involves getting the installer into expert mode. > I've never done software RAID before, so I'm being cautious. Is it > fairly simple with the Debian installer to setup a 4G /, 1G swap, and > the rest as /home, all on RAID-1? Would I need a separate /boot, or is > the initramfs in the flash sufficient? Software-RAID on Linux exports just one partition (unless you create multiple RAID devices). What you want is very easy with LVM, however. -- <Lo-lan-do> Home is where you have to wash the dishes. -- #debian-devel, Freenode, 2004-09-22 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]