Install debian:
        Requires a system with a network connection and an internet connection.

Partition Hard Disk
        hda1    200MB   /       Bootable
        hda2    128mb   swap
        hda3    16MB    /altvar
        hda6    -       /u

Install Kernal and Driver Modules

Configure Device Driver Modules (network interface)

Configure Network
        use the appropriate values for the local situation

if installing via serial port Edit Kernel Boot Parameters
        "console=tty0 console=ttyS0,9600n8"

Install Base System
        network

Make System Bootable
        Install LILO in the MBR
        Put All In Menu

Reboot System

Configure the System

        set hardware clock to GMT
        Select System V Style time zones
                PST8PDT
        MD5 Passwords-yes
        Shadow Passwords-yes
        Set Password for root
        Add User ptp, PTP Admin Account
        do not remove pcmcia packages
        do not use PPP to install system
        chose apt method-http
        Use non-US software-yes
        Use non-free software-no
        Select a country-US
        choose debian mirror-whatever
                proxy information per local requirements
        
wait....

        Another apt source-no
        Use security updates-yes
        Run tasksel-no
        Run dselect-no

        exim config-5

login Prompt...login as root (I hope you remember the password you set)

dpkg --purge ppp pppconfig pppoe pppoeconf telnet tasksel manpages fdutils groff-base info man-db 
rm -rf /etc/chatscripts /etc/ppp

#rm -rf /usr/share/locale /usr/share/doc /usr/share/man

apt-get install wget wireless-tools snmpd ssh iproute dhcp dnsmasq grub ssmtp perl-modules devfsd ntp netsaint-plugins
        all defaults except:
        Who gets mail for userids < 1000? "nodes"
        name of mail hub? "mail.personaltelco.net"
        What domain to masquerade as? "personaltelco.net"
        select time server -
        Overwrite /etc/ntp.conf - yes

edit /etc/default/dnsmasq
        add line 'DNSMASQ_INTERFACE="wlan0"'

rm /etc/rc[0-6].d/*dhcp /etc/rc[0-6].d/*dnsmasq

edit /etc/inittab
        at the end of the file, add:
                dh:2345:respawn:/usr/sbin/dhcpd -d -q wlan0
                dn:2345:respawn:/usr/sbin/dnsmasq -d -i wlan0
                nc:2345:respawn:/usr/local/nocat/bin/gateway -d

cd /root
wget http://www.beattie-home.net/beattie/PersonalTelcoProject/hostap-modules-2.4.20-ptp-0.1_2002.09.12-2+2.4.20-ptp-0.1+ptp.0.1_i386.deb
wget http://www.beattie-home.net/beattie/PersonalTelcoProject/kernel-image-2.4.20-ptp-0.1_ptp.0.1_i386.deb
wget http://www.beattie-home.net/beattie/PersonalTelcoProject/ptp-nocat.deb
wget http://www.beattie-home.net/beattie/PersonalTelcoProject/hostap_cs.conf

dpkg --install kernel-image-2.4.20-ptp-0.1_ptp.0.1_i386.deb
dpkg --install hostap-modules-2.4.20-ptp-0.1_2002.09.12-2+2.4.20-ptp-0.1+ptp.0.1_i386.deb
dpkg --install ptp-nocat.deb

edit /usr/local/nocat/nocat.conf
        set the LocalNetworkAddress

cp hostap_cs.conf /etc/pcmcia/hostap_cs.conf


(see hostap.txt)
(see dhcp.txt)

grub-install /dev/hda
update-grub
        "Could not find /boot/grub/menu.lst file. Would you like one generated for you? (y/N)" - yes

<edit /boot/grub/menu.lst>
        (if serial)
                following the line: "default         0"
                add:
                        ## serial console
                        serial --unit=0 --speed=9600 --parity=no
                        terminal --timeout=10 serial console

        (if building for a disk based system)
                change: "default         0" to "default         saved"

        to the line "# kopt=root=/dev/hda1 ro"
        (if serial)
                add " console=tty0 console=ttyS0,9600n8"

update-grub     #again

reboot

# now we try to make root read-only

edit /root/.profile
        to the PATH line add ":/root/bin"

create file /root/bin/remountrw
---------- start ------------
#! /bin/sh
# The following is to track the actions of admins, not catch crackers
(echo root filesystem remounted RW;who)|/usr/bin/mail -s "Security Notice remountrw" root
/bin/mount -o remount,rw,noatime /
---------- end ------------

create file /root/bin/remountro
---------- start ------------
#! /bin/sh
/bin/mount -o remount,ro /
---------- end ------------

chmod 755 /root/bin/remountro /root/bin/remountrw

rm /etc/mtab
ln -s /proc/mounts /etc/mtab

edit /etc/init.d/modutils
        comment out 4 lines starting with "[ -e /sbin/depmod ] || exit 0"

#mkdir /var/lib/modules/2.4.2
#cd /lib/modules/2.4.20
#mv modules.dep /var/lib/modules/2.4.2
#ln -s /var/lib/modules/2.4.2.modules.dep .
#mv modules.generic_string /var/lib/modules/2.4.2
#ln -s /var/lib/modules/2.4.2.modules.generic_string .
#mv modules.ieee1394map /var/lib/modules/2.4.2
#ln -s /var/lib/modules/2.4.2.modules.ieee1394map .
#mv modules.isapnpmap /var/lib/modules/2.4.2
#ln -s /var/lib/modules/2.4.2.modules.isapnpmap .
#mv modules.parportmap /var/lib/modules/2.4.2
#ln -s /var/lib/modules/2.4.2.modules.parportmap .
#mv modules.pcimap /var/lib/modules/2.4.2
#ln -s /var/lib/modules/2.4.2.modules.pcimap .
#mv modules.pnpbiosmap /var/lib/modules/2.4.2
#ln -s /var/lib/modules/2.4.2.modules.pnpbiosmap .
#mv modules.usbmap /var/lib/modules/2.4.2
#ln -s /var/lib/modules/2.4.2.modules.usbmap .
#
#cd /

rm -rf /tmp
ln -s /var/tmp /tmp

mkdir -p /altvar/local/etc/network
mv /etc/network/ifstate /altvar/local/etc/network
ln -s /var/local/etc/network/ifstate /etc/network/ifstate

mv /etc/resolv.conf /altvar/local/etc/resolv.conf
ln -s /var/local/etc/resolv.conf /etc/resolv.conf

# make package info persistent
mkdir -p /etc/var/lib
cp -a /var/lib/dpkg /etc/var/lib/dpkg
rm -rf /var/lib/dpkg
ln -s /etc/var/lib/dpkg /var/lib/dpkg
cp -a /var/lib/apt /etc/var/lib/apt
rm -rf /var/lib/apt
ln -s /etc/var/lib/apt /var/lib/apt

# create /var template
cd /
rm var/cache/debconf/* var/cache/apt/* var/cache/apt/archives/*.deb
rm -rf var/spool/exim var/log/exim
mkdir foo
tar czf - var | ( cd foo; tar xzvf - )
rm /foo/var/run/* /foo/var/run/sshd/* /foo/var/log/* /foo/var/log/ksymoops/* /foo/var/log/news/*
rm /foo/var/log/ntpstats/*
mkdir -p /foo/var/local/etc/network
cp /dev/null /foo/var/local/etc/resolv.conf
tar czvf /etc/var.tgz var
rm -rf foo

edit /etc/fstab
        in the line for "/", change "errors=remount-ro" to "ro"
        add the lines:
                "/dev/hda3       /var            ext2    defaults                0       0"
                "/dev/hda4       /u              ext3    defaults,noauto         0       0"


edit /etc/init.d/mountall.sh
        following the line "mount -avt nonfs,nosmbfs,noncpfs,noproc" add the
                line:
        tar -xz -C / -f /etc/var.tgz

reboot into single user

/root/bin/remountrw
rm -rf /var
mkdir /var

reboot