On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 12:09:11AM -0700, Vernon J Millward Jr. wrote: >I do allot of work on computers of all different types. One problem I have >noticed is allot of times I get computer with no OS on them at all and no info >on it's make up. I also have 3 different arcitecture of systems myself. > >My question is could there be an installer designed that will try to detect >the >systems makeup? like i386 or 64 or power pc ETC. >My x64 installer will not work on my i386 or mack. If there was an installer >that detected the system and then downloaded the proper base system packages >it >would make life a little easier.
Try the multi-arch netinst CD [1], it's exactly what you're looking for. It will boot on all of amd64/i386/powerpc, detecting and using the correct architecture for the hardware. There's an equivalent 3-way disc which will work on alpha/hppa/ia64 too. [1] http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/5.0.6/multi-arch/iso-cd/debian-506-amd64-i386-powerpc-netinst.iso -- Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK. [email protected] "Since phone messaging became popular, the young generation has lost the ability to read or write anything that is longer than one hundred and sixty characters." -- Ignatios Souvatzis -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
