Joseph M. Gaffney wrote: >> as stated in an other post, for a minimal install we need >> only grub (on floppy) and hard drive access For ide drives >> it's very easy. nearly any video card runs console... > > Need and want are two different things. I haven't used a floppy in years > (yes, years), despite having them in every machine (except the tablet, for > obvious reasons).
let us work progressively. If I can make a very minimal install work, I will se what are exactly the requirements and what I can do with it > As more things get added to the kernel, it gets bigger. More hardware > support, mor filesystems, etc, etc, etc. Thus, the kernel image (among other > things) are larger. oh, these images. yes. and most of this stuff is unusefull at install time. > Except its not fdisk, its a front end for fdisk to make things easier. I don't know anything easier than fdisk for disk partitioning. and for that sake, partitoning can be done _before_ any install, why bother during install? I use > fdisk fairly often, and I don't remember every number to coincide with the > filesystem type. Why should I? just a good question: none. fdisk has nothing to do with filesystem. > If you are not in a hurry? Of course I am, why would I do something on a > computer thats slower than doing it by hand? Its a tool, and you use the > right one for the job. I used for ages very old computer as web server/gateway (usually the one nobody wants), I keep the big one for my desktop. and don't forget we are not alone in the wordl and I sent from time to time to Africa hardware nobody wan't here and they like. they also deserve help. > I don't know that there is a problem with the install, like I said, you > should > really test your hardware. please have some confidence. I have a SUSE 9.1 perfectly running on this machine from a year now. so the machines runs. > you experience a crash, and have given no further information. it's very difficult to have infos at boot time. SUSE is good enough. I have console outputs: quiets. only no more input and the drive light blinking slowly for hours... when usually I have an answer in less than 20 seconds. and this is not a first time problem. As an other writer said we have this problem with nearly any new SUSE... I remember me.. (too long a story) > Still need to define this "problem".... why an regular encrease of memory usage day after day, and no luck with swap. somewhere somebody allocates for memory? what kind of memory don't swap... a very short answer can be very informative > Because theres enough stuff most people don't use on the CD/DVD as is. > People > don't want to download 5 CD's, if you keep adding things to the list, do you > think people would be happy about downloading 3 DVD's because its a more > comprehensive installation system for every possible configuration? no need to be on the regular cd, ftp is nice. > Grab the source, modify as you please. some sources are very easy to change, some are not. the owner knows for sure. it's often very difficult to figure just looking at. jdd -- http://www.dodin.net http://dodin.org/galerie_photo_web/expo/index.html http://lucien.dodin.net http://fr.susewiki.org/index.php?title=Gérer_ses_photos --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
