Selecting 2.4 Kernel on Boot Floppy Debian Install

[Leo J Mauler]

On Fri, 9 Jan 2004 17:42:24 -0600 Don Erickson <derick at shark.zeni.net>
writes:
> In article <20040109.151354.-565429.4.webgiant at juno.com> you write:
> >
> >Seriously, the CD in the laptop is not the problem, other than the 
> > CD won't boot.  Debian finds the packages on the CD just fine, 
> > it just doesn't seem to have a bf2.4 install boot disk so I can get 
> > the advantages of the 2.4 kernel, such as ext3 filesystems.
> 
> You could go ahead and install what you have and upgrade the kernel 
> and filesystem later.  With only 2 gig hard drive, you may not want to 
> waste the 15% or so for the journal on ext3.

Hmmm, good point about the extra space used for the journal.  Perhaps the
2.2 kernel is enough for an older laptop's needs after all.

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