-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Wednesday 29 October 2003 06:23 am, Tom wrote: > To install my system, I normally boot off Woody CD, install only the > minimal/base packages, reboot, upgrade the kernel, reboot, and then > install the rest of my SID debs I keep on my hard drive. > > (1) When booting from the Woody CD, what would happen if I said > "don't get the base system from the CD" and instead point > sources.list to my local SID partial mirror, assuming it has a SID > version of the base. > > (2) If (1) works, I suppose it's okay to install an upgraded kernel > during the "do you want to run tasksel or deselect" phase. > > This would reduce my setup times from about 30 minutes to about 20 > minutes.
The new install system works (mostly?) for Sarge, which I have used, maybe the same for Sid. I used the Net Install disk for Sarge, it had an additional step available which I liked, you could install a new kernel early on in the install process. This may be the speedup you are looking for. http://gluck.debian.org/cdimage/testing/netinst/ - -- Greg Madden Debian GNU/Linux -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE/oAkwk7rtxKWZzGsRAiwXAKDEXJ7R7PfRbVe5qNwJsOmgN8WTtwCfRbsO l/Pydr1npbLGugsXf5j51Sg= =wlU1 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]