<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2 Final//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META NAME="GENERATOR" CONTENT="SGML-Tools 1.0.9"> <TITLE> PLIP Install HOWTO: How did I write this howto ?</TITLE> <LINK HREF="PLIP-Install-HOWTO-5.html" REL=next> <LINK HREF="PLIP-Install-HOWTO-3.html" REL=previous> <LINK HREF="PLIP-Install-HOWTO.html#toc4" REL=contents> </HEAD> <BODY> <A HREF="PLIP-Install-HOWTO-5.html">Next</A> <A HREF="PLIP-Install-HOWTO-3.html">Previous</A> <A HREF="PLIP-Install-HOWTO.html#toc4">Contents</A> <HR> <H2><A NAME="s4">4. How did I write this howto ?</A> </H2> <P> <P>I wrote this paper during the installation process but since I encountered several problems at the same time, my notes were disparate and sometimes I forgot to write the good command lines because I was too fed up to reboot (kernel compilations) and edit this file each time. <P>When the installation went wrong (it did, I'm a beginner on laptops, plip, linux nfs, portmapper, Debian), I tried several things to fix the problems. When they remained too long, my brain was focused on solving, not writing. <P>So, when the installation process finally succeeded, I decided to restart the process from scratch by noting everything in order to save <B>your</B> time. It was the first time I had installed Linux twice on the same computer. <P>Then, in order to verify the document, I again restarted from scratch with a Slink Debian distribution (the next after the Hamm one). It was the first time I had installed Linux 3 times on the same computer. I hope it was the last time I have to do that. <P> <P><B>Conclusion</B>: If you do what is in this paper, it should work. <P> <HR> <A HREF="PLIP-Install-HOWTO-5.html">Next</A> <A HREF="PLIP-Install-HOWTO-3.html">Previous</A> <A HREF="PLIP-Install-HOWTO.html#toc4">Contents</A> </BODY> </HTML>