On 8/2/04 12:49 PM, "Guido Zeiger" wrote: > I did install Debian Sarge on my Qube2 with 64MB Ram and 40GB Samsung > SV0411N (small and cool).
Well that answers my question on how large of a drive, though we only get the Net Booting display and the disk activity just stays pegged on the front LED. > I took the great new HOWTO from Matrin Mischlmayr. > I did install the nfs/dhcp-server on my secondary PC (PIII 933 mit > Debian Sarge) > > > I think the special needed line is the netmask line :-)) > We have that correct :) > > 2.) if your Qube2 ist already running CobaltOS you get the MAC-address > from the commandline with ifconfig We have the MAC Addy... > > 3.) the commandline on my PC wouldnt do the "pipe"-char on a xterm, so > using the zcat-command in the HOWTO did only work in the textmode > shell. > > 4.) screen as Terminal-program wasnt installed, so I installed it > within the package-manager > > 5.) if your Qube2 does netboot now.... dont use the left/right > Cursor-Keys on the Qube2 for moving (like on the CobaltOS Menue)... > use only up/down and enter... by using left/right my Qube2 did try to > boot directly from the hda... We can get to that point. > > 6.) after getting the Installer-Screen I tried to use the german > language to install.... but it seeems there comes nothing up..did wait > a lot of time.... after restarting with netboot and choosing > english/USA the Installer continues with the next screen :-) We seem to have the opposite problem, using the US mirrors, stall, we tried a German mirror and it flew?? > > 7.) (this number has already find another user as a problem, and I > solved the problem the same way) > in the Install-process the Installer did configure the network as DHCP > (and you can configure HostName etc)... > BUT when you didnt use normally DHCP your Qube2 wouldnt find the way to > the Debian-Mirrors... We had that issue also, and we did "go back" and do a manual network setup, though once we placed the host name and domain name in DNS it would do a DHCP auto setup fine (We are on a public block doing ours) > and he will only > tell you that this server hasnt the right packages for Mipsel. In my > first try, I did try serval mirrors with no luck :-(( > After thinking about was the installer has done with the > Network-Settings, I did "go back" to the Installer-Menue and > reconfigured the Network for using static IPs. After this point the > Installer did find the packages on the mirror-Servers just fine :-)) > > 8.) My next "STOP" was the configuration after the Base-Installation > (which I had to restart between the installation, because in the first > time the didnt get the telnet-package right)... I dont kno why, but I > checked to install the "Desktop" (additional to the > File/Mail/WebServer).... he checked the packages and did tell me that > something was wrong with these...so I did "go back" and unchecked the > Desktop (the Qube2 is a Headless computer... so I decided that there is > no need for a Desktop) > After that the installation runs fine.... Again my question, what version and do some mirrors not carry the same dated debian packages? > > 9.) because I didnt want to use the serial Terminal, I installed the > package telnetd with apt-get. So I can now telnet from my Apple Cube to > my Cobalt Qube2 :-)) Did you format your drives with the Apple by any chance? If so what did you select? > > > Thats just my 2 Cents :-)) Iam not the best system-installer for Linux > or Debian, but I like the TextMode-Installer :-)) > > A BIG Thanks to Martin and the People who just implemented the > installation of the COLO-Loader just into the installer. > I think this was a lot of help for me getting Debian installed in that > way. > > Other thanks to the pepole at the LUG Untermain ( www.lug-untermain.de > ) for helping me to install my PC with Debian. > Without these PC I had not be able to install my Qube2 with Debian > (because the lack of a Unix where I can so easily install a DHCP/NFS > Server with Martins HOWTO) I am hoping we can say the same, though we are very thankful of those folks working on a Debian to Cobalt migration path to keep these blues boxes humming... -- David Thurman The Web Presence Group http://www.the-presence.com Web Development/E-Commerce/CMS/Hosting/Dedicated Servers 800-399-6441/309-679-0774
