On Sun, 19 Oct 1997, Stuart Krivis wrote: > For example, I can get a new Caldera install up and on the net within > minutes. Debian was not so accommodating. No modem. No modemtool app. No > LISA. Ok, MAKEDEV cua1. Dial... connected... ping junior.apk.net --- > network unreachable
cua1 is bad, don't use it. Not good with file locking. Use ttyS1. > Now I have to figure out why it doesn't work and that's not my idea of fun. > :-) I suppose I should really learn more about the system, but I'd rather > not have to dive in right away. Edit /etc/ppp.chatscript and /etc/resolv.conf. Chatscript is strait forward, read the man page for resolv.conf. > So now I guess we're at the point of arguing about making things easy for > the user versus the user learning how to use the system. > > Should there be "debian for dummies?" It's a thought, or maybe just a debian installation for dummies. Couple page web document would do. Any volunteers (this shouldn't be something an experienced user should do). Brandon ----- Brandon Mitchell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "We all know linux is great... it PGP: finger -l [EMAIL PROTECTED] does infinite loops in 5 seconds" Phone: (757) 221-4847 --Linus Trovalds -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
