On Tuesday 12 April 2005 07:19, Ryan Heise wrote: > On Tue, Apr 12, 2005 at 01:11:35PM +1000, Ryan Heise wrote: > > - netinstall doesn't include up-to-date network card drivers, and can't > > detect my network card. > > - a full CD install requires 14 CDs, which is too many. > > Someone offered me a third option by private email (thanks!) > > The CD install actually works even if you only have the first of 14 CDs. > You can download as few or as many of the CDs as you like (minimum 1), > with the later CDs containing the packages that are less popular. > > The strategy if you can't get netinst to work, then, is to download the > first of the 14 CDs and install the base system. Then download the > network card driver you need, compile it (I hope the tools to compile it > are on the first CD..) and install it. > > Then use your network card to download and install the rest of the > system. > > Ryan.
Yea, dowmload sarge-netinst-rc2.iso - 100 MB I though you've tried tthis already :) Good luck! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
