Hi, I recently obtained a new machine, an AMD Athlon 1.2GHz on an Asus A7A266 motherboard and I attempted to install Debian on it using the potato 2.2r3 CDs. I also tried an experimental Woody netinst CD but ran into problems with both due to the 2.2.x kernel not recognising the PS/2 keyboard (the "keyboard: timeout - AT Keyboard not present?" error during kernel boot).
However, I was able to successfully install using the bf-2.4 ISO from 28-01-2002. There have been no insurmountable problems but there was one oddity in the "Install Kernel Drivers" step. It prompted me for the source so I chose the CDROM option, which it mounted and then asked for the path to the Debian directory on the CD. Not being sure what the correct path was and being confused by the directory tree display (it had a recursive debian link), I managed to choose the wrong one, got an error message to that effect and popped back out to the main install menu with the same install step selected. So I switched to another vt and using the shell figured out what the correct path was and switched back to the install to try again. I started the install step again and chose CDROM as my source but then it gave me an error about not being able to mount the CD. I quickly realised that it was because the CD was already mounted from the last time and unmounted it manually using the 2nd vt. I was then able to complete the install step. Other than that, the install went very smoothly. I particularly like the ease with which I was able to install the base system, etc. from a Debian mirror site. I firmly believe that a kernel 2.4 flavour of boot floppies such as this would be a "Good Thing" to have in the Debian 3.0 release. Thanks, Gordon -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
