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you need at least a high speed bandwith speed with minimum adsl 512kb

 

1.go get yourself a debian net install .iso image from [/url]http://www.debian.org/CD/netinst/ & burn it with you favourite burner.

 

2.i suggest a clean & full install without dual booting

 

3.change your bios settings if it hasn't been done yet, boot from you cdrom 1st boot or dvd-rom.

 

4.now you will get to see the debian logo & a line indicating to press F1 for help or Boot:

 

5: type linux26 just after Boot: or else if you hit enter you will boot with the 2.4 kernel & if you have a network connection with dhcp it will not be automatically detected,so be carefull & at the boot prompt type linux26.

 

6.now lets install debian.

 

7. follow these slides [url=http://shots.osdir.com/slideshows/slidesho...ase=395&slide=1]http://shots.osdir.com/slideshows/slidesho...ase=395&slide=1

 

8.when you arrive to Apt-configuration, choose ftp

 

9.configure xserver-xfree86,if you have an nvidia card scroll down & choose nv & the same you will still have to edit with vi /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 & modify certain settings,before doing that i suggest you cp /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 to your /home like this if you mess up you can copy it back & once in your /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 Section "Module" & check if the option Load "glx" is there,if not add it,then disable with a #or even delete Load "dri" & Load "GLcore"

reboot & you should be done.

 

10.you should be done & have a full install of a Debian stable operating Os which is kickass. :):):):) johnny06


jsn06 :) nice and simple, maybe this could be an idea? walkthrough installs for each of the distributions?

 

thanks


nice 1 jsn06

 

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hello everyone/anyone :)

 

I am currently trying to install debian (31r1) on my powerpc (apple mac powerbook g4), and the installation show minimal differences. So far no big issue. BUT 2 things are bothering me:

 

- i am installing off dvd, and it still want's to download stuff during the installation

 

- and the big thing is: IT WONT INSTALL A GUI !!!! Even though I follow your guidlines, and have a few gigs worth of packages on dvd's, it always installs 50 megs worth of basic packeages, then reboots into text mode...

 

as all of you, I'm a complete noob to this, and I wouldn't mind gnome to help me get going even though in the future, who knows I might be able to get by with text only...

 

I searched the forum for powerpc, and it showed no results, but I hope someone out there has an idea and is willing to share it with me.

 

Thanks so much (if this is not an appropriate place to post, please move me)

 

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