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or if DSL can see your hdd from start, it will automatically use it.

Please see the docs for further info (as install processes are described there, ie wiki)
If you really want to change the kernel  (not recommended), you could try installing a precompiled debian kernel image + sources etc via apt-get on a hard drive dsl install. That would avoid compiling the kernel from sources and would take care of the standard modules autoamtically I imagine.  I haven't tried this so it may not work out (probably won't).  Would probably require dpkg --force-all. Look for a knoppix guide to installing a Debian kernel.

BTW, the 2.4.26 kernel is broken as far as bulding its own modules go for i386.  One workaround is to build it for eg i686.

You would also need the corresponding Debian modutils, and to replace any of dsl's additional modules with the debian ones corresponding to your kernel.

This includes cloop, or you won't be able to mount ucis.  AFAIK there are  no precompiled cloop modules in debian repos.  I went through a phase of recompiling dsl's kernel but I could never get cloop to compile so gave it up as a waste of time.  Robert would know the secret since he must have done this for dsl-2.3b. Perhaps take the correct cloop module from another distro/livecd with the same kernel.

It's not a newbie exercise. even for a "re-newbied", and probably just not worth it.
Quote (WDef @ Feb. 05 2007,12:34)
BTW, the 2.4.26 kernel is broken as far as bulding its own modules go for i386.  One workaround is to build it for eg i686.

Interesting - how do you mean "broken"?
Use the "mkswap" command to setup your swap partition:

mkswap /dev/xxxx

Then the swapon command will be able to use it.
Quote (jalberto @ Feb. 04 2007,15:50)
Hello, my name is Joćo and I write from Brazil.
First I downloaded Ubuntu, but sincerely, it is just too bloated.
Ubuntu left me sad. Why Linux got so fat?


You most not have asked about the server install?
Ubuntu is very flexiable, you can do a server install, which only installs the base, that means no gui, nothing, then you build the system up to your liking using apt-get. Alot of us run 300mb or more systems.
Example:
server install ( http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu....ini.iso )
login
sudo su
nano /etc/apt/sources.list
comment out cdrom and uncomment all repos
apt-get update
apt-get dist-upgrade
apt-get install x-window-system-core gdm fluxbox eterm thunar leafpad synaptic
or
apt-get install x-window-system-core gdm fluxbox eterm emelfm leafpad synaptic
reboot
login open synaptic, do a little uninstalling of stuff you don't need, then install the stuff you want.

How hard is that?
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