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ANNOUNCING the Generic A1 0.50 (still ALPHA)
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This is my own emergency disk/installation disk. I've
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just uploaded this version to sunsite.unc.edu and tsx-11.mit.edu.
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Since this is still an ALPHA release please e-mail me directly with
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any problems you have, and I will try to fix them for the next release.
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WELCOME to the Generic A1 instructions. Why Generic A1?
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- To install from MSDOS devices that haven't been configured
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for Linux yet...
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- To be able to create your own lilo boot disk, for those who
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have problem with standard distribution boot disks.
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- For one of the most complete emergency boot disks that will
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work with 5.25 or 3.5 inch drives.
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- For installing with a custom made kernel prepared by someone else.
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- For a set of manual pages to help you solve unusual installation
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problems
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- Use csh for your shell during installation, so new uses don't
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have to learn bash until after they install Linux.
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What Generic.A1 won't do:
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- Install from a network.
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- Provide an easy menu system for installation.
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- Install without an MSDOS partition
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- Act as a reliable source for current binaries. In cases where the
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new binaries are larger I'm still using the old. Many programs
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are simply replaced with either an alias or a script.
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Bill
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