On 04/08/11 11:40, Rustom Mody wrote:
[My current modus operandi is to use ubuntu live to
partition, grub and
generally check out a new system. Then install debian. Any better
suggestions are welcome :-) ]
Another debian live cd that has proved very good at dealing with new hardware
etc, and has a very long track record, is aptosid. This team made sidux, and
before that kanotix. Almost pure debian sid, with a small repo of bug fixes and
configuration files, and a nice manual.
http://aptosid.com/
Simon