I'm installing Debian 2.1 from ISO-image-burned CDs onto a clean drive, /dev/hda2. I have an existing hamm beta installed on /dev/hda3, and Win95 (for games) on /dev/hda1. I have lilo installed as MBR on /dev/hda.
Is it possible to configure lilo to load both different kernels from both different Linux partitions on the different drives? I'd like to use my old installation while setting up my new installation, and also to perhaps keep it around as a fallback. What are the relevant lilo.conf entries? When I install packages using Debian 2.1 (CD installation, immediately after first root login) it complains of not finding Packages.cd files. What's wrong? How do I fix this? I thought apt was the package manager de rigeur? Why does the installer still use dselect? Should I fire up apt instead to install the packages I want? Finally, I'd like kernel 2.2 on my machine. Should I just compile it myself or are there packages? The errata claims certain packages (eg, dhcpcd which I need) are broken with it, but potato packages work. How do I get potato packages into my virgin slink installation? Which reminds me, the installer asks for networking questions such as IP and netmask, but doesn't have DHCP as an option. Should I just pick my "current" values and then install dhcpcd (or another DHCP client package) afterwards? What is preferred? Thanks in advance for answers on these issues. -- SEGV MINION Project: http://www.cgocable.net/~mlepage/ RTS Game Programming: http://www.cgocable.net/~mlepage/rts/
