Christopher M. Jones on 23 Feb 2006 21:36:14 -0000


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Re: [PLUG] BIOS EDD -- new install hangs


If Sarge doesn't do 2.4 by default then try the expert install, which
gives you the choice to explicitly select a 2.4 or 2.6 kernel.

On Thu, 2006-02-23 at 18:39 +0000, Stephen Gran wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 23, 2006 at 01:05:04PM -0500, Mike Ciul said:
> > On Thu, 23 Feb 2006, Mike Ciul wrote:
> > 
> > > Thanks, Chris, that seems worth trying.
> > >
> > > Can anyone recommend a distro with a 2.4 kernel? In case there are
> > > several choices, here are my preferences:
> > >
> > > Fits on one CD, or free/cheap to order a CD.
> > > Good for audio recording (hope I can make it in July!)
> > > Easy install
> > > Low maintenance - I'm not a big tweaker.
> > I should add that I hate RPM. Maybe I just don't understand it, but
> > something more dependency-friendly like apt-get or BSD ports would be
> > nice. (although I've had plenty of headaches with BSD ports- does
> > everything really have to be compiled each time?)
> 
> Doesn't Debian sarge still install a 2.4 kernel by default?
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