> A local user would like to install Debian on his system, but he's on a > Token Ring network. I've read the Network How-To, and I'd like to know if > anyone here has any expirience working with Token Ring under Debian (or > Linux, but Debian's better ;)
I have ethernet and token-ring running on one of our machines here. The biggest problem you'll have is getting a kernel with token-ring support. I don't know if Bruce Peren's 1.3.x kernels have it enabled or not. If not, you'll have to build one yourself on another Linux machine. I'm currently running 1.3.32 on that machine. After you have built a token-ring kernel, install the base Debian system normally and let it think you have an ethernet interface. Next, boot the base system, ignoring any network-related errors, and change the "eth0" in /etc/init.d/network to "tr0". Finally, install and reboot with the token-ring kernel. You should then be able to do the rest of the installation over the network or from floppy or however you like. BTW, I sent Peter Tobias a suggestion some weeks ago on how to better support multiple- and non-ethernet network interfaces but he never responded. David -- David Engel Optical Data Systems, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1101 E. Arapaho Road (214) 234-6400 Richardson, TX 75081
