RE: Linux from scratch question

If you want to make it as easy as possible just let the installer program do
the work (The CD should be bootable and is much faster than the floppy) and
go with a "workstation" install. Then use the script and instructions on my
web site.


Tim
[Denver, CO]

timg@... <mailto:timg@...>
http://www.ktmarketing.com

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Multi-Volti Devices [mailto:multi-volti@...]
> Sent: Monday, February 07, 2000 9:55 PM
> To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@onelist.com
> Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Linux from scratch question
>
>
> From: "Multi-Volti Devices" <multi-volti@...>
>
> Hello:
>
> I know there are many hardware compatibility issues to pre-check, but in
> general, when installing Linux from scratch on a new hard drive,
> out of the
> box, should I boot from the Linux floppy and let the Linux installer do
> everything to the hard drive (Linux equivalent of fdisk) and not use the
> floppy that came from the HD mfr.? It's a 20.5 GB IDE drive (oh man I just
> thought of another possible hardware compatibility problem...the
> drive came
> with an ATA 66 accelerator card...which is probably a PnP card...is that a
> problem?
>
> Thanks
>
> Murray
>