rom1@catsrule.garfield.com
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| Revision v0.01 | 16 April 2001 | Revised by: rml |
| Started this whole thing. | ||
OK, this is my second try at writing something to help newbies configuring several devices, starting with sound cards.
SGML source for this document is available. This is GPL territory.
A basic Debian installation will usually set up several peripherals, including disks (floppies, IDE and SCSI), networking devices and the screen-related stuff (if you're lucky and your video card is supported).
However, it will usually NOT include many essential devices, such as sound cards, TV cards, and a lot of other exotic boards I don't know about but which I'll help you set up.
Pre-requisites:
Well, I'll try to make it as simple as possible, to explain difficult stuff, and to guide you step by step. So I don't think any special knowledge is required, however, I'll assume you're familiar with Unix concepts such as 'kernel' and 'root' and 'compiling'. But that's all. If you don't feel like that at all, just tell me, and I'll update this paragraph.
As usual, comments, both positive (good for the mood) and negative are welcome. Really.
Thanks to the people at the NewbieDoc project.
"Great stuff ! Keep up the good work" -- New York Time
"One of the best docs around" -- Computer Quarterly
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