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That particular Debian install is also documenting a quite old version of Debian too Goober.

I tried doing the install, and had an absolute cow of a time with it, though I now suspect that if I had used tomsrbt to wipe the drive beforehand I might have had less trouble. It took .... well... not forever, but long enough that even my patience was worn thin when I tried and failed to get it installed over a weekend. :o( More experience on the part of the person attempting the install might have helped too ;o)

I didn't read that article as saying he used PCMCIA cards in the installation process, only afterwards, so that might be something to consider, that you could install over a serial connection if you got *really* desperate. I'm inclined to think purchasing an ethernet card is going to be something most laptop users would do anyway, and should be usable by whichever OS you choose if you choose the right card.

Would a sticky of this be a good idea??

Brian
AwPhuch

Yes! sticky,sticky,sticky

original here.