Matt Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I'm interested in submitting a 'Beginner's Debian Installation Guide' of > some sort. I have about 80% of the framework of one completed, but am > concerned about the lack of fat32 support. As is stands, if someone has a > new computer formatted in fat32, they would have to format a fat16 > partition to download the packages into. the vfat module in the
Not correct. In no case do you have to download the packages onto a non-Debian partition. dselect can automatically grab the packages you need on-the-fly via PPP, Ethernet, Token Ring, or whatever network system you have. There is no need to download them beforehand; in fact, doing so will probably be much more difficult. > installation process won't allow a fat32 partition to be mounted and the > base-install doesn't have full ppp support for dialup. > > I'm afraid I'm no programmer, I'm a user trying to learn as much as I can > and help out, if possible. I don't know how difficult it would be to make > the installation vfat module fat32 compliant. I would, however, like to > submit a document for review. > > Should I submit one based on the current situation, or could the module be > 'patched'? I would be very appreciative to hear any opinion on this, and > how such a document might be received. > > TIA for your consideration :) > > Matt Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] > MZI, Inc. v-206.430.3726 > 707 S. Grady Way f-206.430.3420 > Renton, WA 98055 [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- > TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] . > Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . > -- John Goerzen | Developing for Debian GNU/Linux (www.debian.org) Custom Programming | Debian GNU/Linux is a free replacement for [EMAIL PROTECTED] | DOS/Windows -- check it out at www.debian.org. ----------------------+---------------------------------------------- Find out how to avoid all those pesky crashes, lockups, application errors, and slow applications at http://www.debian.org -- Debian can replace Windows 95 with a much more stable operating system. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
