On Tue, Mar 05, 2002 at 04:46:23PM -0800, Sean 'Shaleh' Perry wrote: > > On 05-Mar-2002 Michael Marziani wrote: > > I've installed debian quite a few times and it's not a big deal, but > > every once in a while I wish it would just auto-detect my network card, > > graphics card, etc just to save me the trouble of looking them up. Not > > to mention that xfree86setup is a pain. Is auto-detecting a PS/2 mouse > > really that hard? Anyway... Just curious if anyone has the low down. > > Thanks! > > > > While I was at VA one of the motherboards we tested would lock solid if the RH > ps/2 test was performed and no mouse was actually attached. The problem with > PC hardware is usually it works, but there are just enough weird models out > there to break things that it makes it much more difficult than it should be. > I have always thought that one of the strengths of debian was its relatively low-level install. What you loose in convenience, you gain in control.
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