network configuration problem

[Brent Harding]

Actually, what it did was make me select by task, but as I've learned, that
one must know what tasks, and additional packages are needed, as since I
may have aborted and tried other things seeing I was getting device o
resource busy when the rescue files were copied, and had to take the kernel
I used and move it to /target/vmlinuz manually, something may have messed
up. The reason I'm thinking about something different is that I can just
accept defaults mins x-windows and have what I need. I know I could compile
out of a former shell account just fine, problem is I no longer have that.
Now that I've edited and commented out the errored functions, I get
undefined stuff with crypt, wherever I get that from.
At 03:42 PM 10/16/00 -0500, you wrote:
>> That's just it, the readme doesn't say what I need, I just kind of got
>> debian going by downloading the files from the speakup site, through a
>> buggy install, putting things in, and choosing packages I usually used.
>> It's some game I was trying to compile, errors come with the functions
>
>A few observations:
>1.  A buggy install can hardly be considered a fair representation of a
>distribution or operating system. (That goes for any of them including
>winblows.)
>
>2.  When you take the oportunity to choose which packages you need, you
>take the chance you chose worngly. Unless you are ready to suffer the
>consequences, you should accept some choices made for you. At least the
>current version of Debian offers to setup a basic system for you.
>
>3.  When you give "details" that amount to "some game" gave some errors
>with functions you are not giving useful information. First, it is
>possible someone here knows the game and why you got errors (like that it
>requires some often uninstalled package or something). Second the exact
>message can sometimes actually reveal the problem. This only works if the
>error is known. Even if the error doesn't get as specific as "you forgot
>to add the whatzit to the whereisit." it may mean something to those
>offering to help.
>
>4.  Until you are quite comfortable I would recomend picking one and
>staying with it for awhile. Learn the ins and outs. First time out of the
>box accept the defaults. Without some reason saying otherwise you should
>trust that the people spending hours and hours of their time putting
>things together had some small amount of knowledge and reason for choosing
>the way they did. If you can't accept that then just start with the
>information on making your own distribution. Of course if you are that
>capable, you probably don't need my lengthy comments.
>
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>Kirk Wood
>Cpt.Kirk at 1tree.net
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