[TriLUG] Installing Debian Stable on old hardware

[Brian Henning]

Paul,
  Which release of Debian did you use?  I just tried that approach with
Sarge and my dad's laptop..  Seemed to get the base system "installed" okay,
but I couldn't get grub installed.  I tried booting from floppy with the
drive in the Stylistic anyhow, specifying root=/dev/hda3, but for some
reason it didn't like that.  The error messages were quite cryptic and I
don't remember them exactly, but it was something to the effect of it
couldn't find /dev/hda3 (although I'm certiain it's there...).

Do you still have your Stylistic around?  Would you consider bringing it to
a meeting (if you can make it)?  I'd be very interested in seeing it
working.

Thanks,
~Brian


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Subject: Re: [TriLUG] Installing Debian Stable on old hardware


 25 Dec 2004 19:19:18 -0800, crimsun at fungus.sh.nu <crimsun at fungus.sh.nu>
wrote:
> On Sat, Dec 25, 2004 at 06:29:27PM -0500, Brian Henning wrote:
> > Or, if a different version would be better for me to use, I am wide open
to
> > suggestions.  I think I'd like to stick with Debian if possible, though.
>

I have one of these as well. The first time that I installed it, I
took the drive out, did the base install in a laptop, and then put the
drive back in the stylistic and configed it. The other methods were
with a xircom or 3com network card that I had no problems with at all.

And if you haven't been there already,
http://www.the-labs.com/Stylistic/1000.html

Hope this helps you out.
Paul
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