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From: jasee on 6 Sep 2008 16:30 "Tony Houghton" <h(a)realh.co.uk> wrote in message news:20080905134644.01e176f9(a)realh.co.uk... > On Fri, 5 Sep 2008 09:29:20 +0100 > "Geoffrey Clements" <geoffrey.clementsNO(a)SPAMbaesystems.com> wrote: > >> I've tried Mepis (or is it simplyMepis?) and I'm giving sidux a go next. >> I'll probably finish with Debian Testing and decide from there. My PC is >> connected via a wireless network so it would be nice if it recognised the >> acx card on install. Mepis does this but fails to load the kernel module >> because of a configuration problem. Sidux I don't know yet. Debian >> Testing >> I'm pretty sure wont as the acx package is source code only which means >> I'll >> have to carry the PC to where I have my wired network which is in my >> garage >> when I give it a try. > > You can also install Debian from something like an Ubuntu LiveCD thanks > to debootstrap. There are a few things that don't get set up properly > and have to be done manually, eg networking and a default suer who > belongs to all the right groups, but you sound as if you could take that > sort of thing in your stride. Personally I found it less hassle than > having to use my laptop within a spare cable's length of my router. What exactly is wrong with Suse? I've been following this thread no one has mentioned it and it's a good reliable distro, isnt it?
From: Tony Houghton on 6 Sep 2008 16:51 On Sat, 6 Sep 2008 21:30:05 +0100 "jasee" <jasee(a)btinternet.com> wrote: > What exactly is wrong with Suse? I've been following this thread no one has > mentioned it and it's a good reliable distro, isnt it? The OP said he prefers apt/dpkg to rpm. -- TH * http://www.realh.co.uk
From: Geoffrey Clements on 6 Sep 2008 17:54 Tony Houghton wrote: > On Fri, 5 Sep 2008 09:29:20 +0100 > "Geoffrey Clements" <geoffrey.clementsNO(a)SPAMbaesystems.com> wrote: > >> I've tried Mepis (or is it simplyMepis?) and I'm giving sidux a go next. >> I'll probably finish with Debian Testing and decide from there. My PC is >> connected via a wireless network so it would be nice if it recognised the >> acx card on install. Mepis does this but fails to load the kernel module >> because of a configuration problem. Sidux I don't know yet. Debian >> Testing I'm pretty sure wont as the acx package is source code only which >> means I'll have to carry the PC to where I have my wired network which is >> in my garage when I give it a try. > > You can also install Debian from something like an Ubuntu LiveCD thanks > to debootstrap. There are a few things that don't get set up properly > and have to be done manually, eg networking and a default suer who > belongs to all the right groups, but you sound as if you could take that > sort of thing in your stride. Personally I found it less hassle than > having to use my laptop within a spare cable's length of my router. > Answering from my shiny new Debian Lenny install! I used the first DVD image to install but before the point of no return I put the acx source package in my home directory and used dpkg to install the source then module-assistant to compile and install the kernel module. I must of been having a particularly lucent day because I also remembered to copy the firmware files from Gentoo. It's a pity I lost about half an hour debugging a network problem which turned out to be my poor copying skills typing in my wireless key - doh! I've got my sound working and my printer back - yay! -- Geoff Registered Linux user 196308 Replace bitbucket with geoff to mail me.
From: Geoffrey Clements on 6 Sep 2008 17:55 Tony Houghton wrote: > On Sat, 6 Sep 2008 21:30:05 +0100 > "jasee" <jasee(a)btinternet.com> wrote: > >> What exactly is wrong with Suse? I've been following this thread no one >> has mentioned it and it's a good reliable distro, isnt it? > > The OP said he prefers apt/dpkg to rpm. > Tis true, and it's probably a prejudice on my part. -- Geoff Registered Linux user 196308 Replace bitbucket with geoff to mail me.
From: jasee on 6 Sep 2008 17:00
"Sheridan Hutchinson" <Sheridan(a)Shezza.org> wrote in message news:W8CdnZ0wSbYld1_VnZ2dnUVZ8qPinZ2d(a)pipex.net... >jasee wrote: ><snip> >> What exactly is wrong with Suse? I've been following this thread no >> one has mentioned it and it's a good reliable distro, isnt it? >Many people have told me they really like SuSE and more power to them. >My experience of the installer in a VirtualBox was pretty poor and I >binned it there and then. I don't recall the exact error at the time >however I do have a guideline that if the install is difficult or >problematic then it's a distro that I want to avoid as it's not a good >sign. > >I'll VirtualBox it again in a year or so again to see how the >development has come on. I'm no expert, I'm just interested in other peoples opinions. It's always installed and ran easily for me, FWIW |