>Hmmm, I got my discs from cheapbytes and they boot >fine. In fact all of >my cheapbytes discs boot okay. Actually that's a bit >misleading since I >only have three sets ;) Cheap bytes had got a bad rap when they blew the dependancies and simlinks on debian 2.0 and included a bad upgrad script. (even then the cd's were not REALLY broken, I did an install from scratch with them and it worked fine). There is nothing wrong with the current debian 2.1 from cheap bytes (other than no non-free this time).
Installing from the net can be real hard for newbies. There is a catch-22 here, you have to have enough of a system up to access the net (means seting up PPP and a dial up connection to your ISP or getting DHCP /ethernet going if you have a hard-wired connection). This can involve as many as 10 floppies full of stuff. To get this you need another computer already setup with a net connection running 'nix or windows. If you only have the one computer then you might as well start off with the CD set (or get a friend to download you the floppies ... two or three sets of 'em just in case of Murphy's law). Of course once you HAVE your system up and running and on the net upgrades via the net are easy(ier). I havn't tried to upgrade (other than manually, one package at a time) via the net, if I had a second phone line or a BroadBand hardwired connection maybe I would not be chicken to try......(not the lack of speed, but not being able to tie up my phone for hours on end) :-< === Amateur Radio, when all else fails! http://www.qsl.net/wa2mze Debian Gnu Linux, Live Free or ..... _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com