some day i decided to switch from fedora 3 to debian.

this was a nice switch, because the fedora releases gets too fast incompatible to previous versions.
just installed fc3, then fc4 comes out and you were told to update, ok after a while i updated, to fc4, but fc5 comes out and i should update or better do a reinstall again.....
wtf? reinstall every 2 months? this isnt very productive!!!

ok, switching to debian i mentioned that my tv card, my pcmcia controlers, and some other hardware wasnt working, like usb devices, cardreaders , usb camera etc.
but i dont really need that to do my job. i just need mail, a browser and irc/texteditor and ssh to the servers.

i have to say here: kernel 2.6 and udev and all that new stuff which is installed by default, like famserver, needless torrent tracker makes me crazy and let me think i use windows, were almost every useless feature is enabled by default.

ok, i can live with missing usb camera, i dont need a cardreader (i can copy cards on my other compuuter using win2k, :O, yes! unfortunately i own a win2k system!)
scanner also dont work, i have a scsi dia-scanner..... ok, lets use windows here too, its just a scanner.....

but then someday i ran into real trouble. my pc dont let me boot again, i get no picture, maybe cpu or board is broken. i testes almost every hardware, and the proc and board sucks.
so, i had the same computer twice with the same components. i changed hdd and bootet up to debian. then problems begin....

the other pc had an isdn card, so my onboard eth0 becomes eth1.
i removed the isdn card, and my linux tells me my ethernatcard is still eth1 and using dhcp. WTF?
UDEV? oh udev sucks, its responsible for most hardware problems like usb cardreader, cameras and my scanner...!!!
especially udev on debian seems broken!
i checked network settings:

~# ifconfig
eth1      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:13:D4:3F:FA:A6
          inet addr:192.168.10.21  Bcast:192.168.10.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
          inet6 addr: fe80::213:d4ff:fe3f:faa6/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:41045 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:34208 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
          RX bytes:47720311 (45.5 MiB)  TX bytes:6547960 (6.2 MiB)
          Interrupt:193

lo        Link encap:Local Loopback
          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
          inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
          RX packets:62 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:62 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
          RX bytes:5032 (4.9 KiB)  TX bytes:5032 (4.9 KiB)

blendi:~# cat /etc/network/interfaces
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback

# The primary network interface
allow-hotplug eth0
iface eth0 inet static
        address 192.168.10.99
        netmask 255.255.0.0
        network 192.168.0.0
        broadcast 192.168.255.255
        gateway 192.168.10.1
        # dns-* options are implemented by the resolvconf package, if installed
        dns-nameservers 192.168.10.1


wtf? looks ok, anbd all howtos point to /etc/network/interfaces


blendi:~# /etc/init.d/networking restart
Reconfiguring network interfaces...done.
blendi:~# ifconfig
eth1      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:13:D4:3F:FA:A6
          inet addr:192.168.10.21  Bcast:192.168.10.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
          inet6 addr: fe80::213:d4ff:fe3f:faa6/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:41053 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:34217 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
          RX bytes:47721709 (45.5 MiB)  TX bytes:6549298 (6.2 MiB)
          Interrupt:193

lo        Link encap:Local Loopback
          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
          inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
          RX packets:62 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:62 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
          RX bytes:5032 (4.9 KiB)  TX bytes:5032 (4.9 KiB)



its still eth1!
after reboot: still eth1!!!!
wtf?


ok, so because there is nNO command to reconfigure netwirk like on install (wtf?) i will do a:

~# dpkg-reconfigure -a
Stopping Advanced Configuration and Power Interface daemon: acpid.
Loading ACPI modules:
    battery
    ac
    processor
    button
    fan
    thermal
Starting Advanced Configuration and Power Interface daemon: acpid.
Stopping anac(h)ronistic cron: anacron.
Starting anac(h)ronistic cron: anacron.
gpg: key 2D230C5F: "Debian Archive Automatic Signing Key (2006) <ftpmaster@debian.org>" not changed
gpg: key 6070D3A1: "Debian Archive Automatic Signing Key (4.0/etch) <ftpmaster@debian.org>" not changed
gpg: key ADB11277: "Etch Stable Release Key <debian-release@lists.debian.org>" not changed
gpg: key BBE55AB3: "Debian-Volatile Archive Automatic Signing Key (4.0/etch)" not changed
gpg: Total number processed: 4
gpg:              unchanged: 4
Stopping deferred execution scheduler: atd.
Starting deferred execution scheduler: atd.
Reloading system message bus config...done.
Restarting Avahi mDNS/DNS-SD Daemon: avahi-daemon.
Stopping BitTorrent tracker: bttrack.bittorrent.
Starting BitTorrent tracker: disabled in /etc/default/bittorrent.


HEY? wtf? bittorrent tracker? argh, are you crazy people? who needs this? who tells you we need a fucking tracker here on this system? wtf?
ok, its disabled, but it uses resources on boot up, and set up and so on, we dont need a tracker by default! no go!


Updating certificates in /etc/ssl/certs....done.

Stopping camserv: camserv.
Starting camserv: camserv.
Stopping camserv-relay: camserv-relay.
Package camserv-relay is not set up yet.
Please edit /etc/camserv-relay.conf
Creating video4linux (/dev/video*) special files...

wtf? wtf? hey!!!
camserv? who the hell installed camserv? what is it? what does it? showing the movie from my bureaucamera on the internet? not set up by default, "thank you!"


udev active, devices will be created in /dev/.static/dev/

udev sucks! udev sucks! udev sucks! udev sucks! udev sucks! udev sucks! udev sucks! udev sucks! udev sucks! udev sucks! udev sucks! udev sucks! udev sucks!

Looking for keymap to install:
NONE
Looking for keymap to install:
NONE

blabla leaving default just press ok

Setting console screen modes and fonts.
Stopping periodic command scheduler: crond.
Starting periodic command scheduler: crond.
Reloading Common Unix Printing System: cupsd.
Stopping Common Unix Printing System: cupsd.
Starting Common Unix Printing System: cupsd.
Writing /usr/share/ppd/gutenprint/5.0/en/stp-bjc-30.5.0.ppd.gz...
Writing /usr/share/ppd/gutenprint/5.0/en/stp-bjc-50.5.0.ppd.gz...
Writing /usr/share/ppd/gutenprint/5.0/en/stp-xerox-dp_p8e.5.0.ppd.gz...
Writing /usr/share/ppd/gutenprint/5.0/en/stp-xerox-dc_400.5.0.ppd.gz...
...blablabla alot of output
...needs some minutes


No Gutenprint PPD files to update.

ah, ok, why did it take then so long?


Reloading Common Unix Printing System: cupsd.
Reloading system message bus config...done.
 gpg: key 2D230C5F: "Debian Archive Automatic Signing Key (2006) <ftpmaster@debian.org>" not changed
gpg: key 6070D3A1: "Debian Archive Automatic Signing Key (4.0/etch) <ftpmaster@debian.org>" not changed
gpg: key ADB11277: "Etch Stable Release Key <debian-release@lists.debian.org>" not changed
gpg: key BBE55AB3: "Debian-Volatile Archive Automatic Signing Key (4.0/etch)" not changed
gpg: Total number processed: 4
gpg:              unchanged: 4


again? ok


Reloading system message bus config...done.
Restarting DHCP D-Bus daemon: dhcdbd.
Updating OpenOffice.org's dictionary list... done.
Stopping DirMngr: dirmngr.
Starting DirMngr: dirmngr.

waiting.... for at least 5 mins. , no reaction, no output, just the hdd led is flashing
wtf? i just wanted to reconfigure network.... ok lets wait.




then, a lot of questions about exim4... aha!
ok, leave almost unchanged, just pres ok or cancel whery cancel is available!


Stopping MTA for restart: exim4_listener.
Restarting MTA: exim4.
Stopping MTA: exim4_listener.
Starting MTA: exim4.






the whole procedure now took 2h or so, but network is still on eth1 after reboot, and i wasnt asked a single question about my network.
great tool, but missing essencials!

then configuring fonts, cupsd again etc.
i hope i could leave that unchanged, but it seems it misconfigured my printing system!
yeah, thats what i need!
it took a fucking long time to run and finish its work, and the result is more than useless.

i want my old system back
because i am a wheeni! or how you irc junkies call this.i dont care.
i want a clkean system, not using udev and torrent trackers and camserv by default, even if it is a desktop workstation with kde etc.
during install i had to choose from minimum install or desktop/server etc.
i simply choosed desktop, but this seems the wrong choice, i have now almost useless software installed i never used or will use.