"Matthew Guenther" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
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> Hi,
>
> I have an friend who wants to ditch windows and put linux on his laptop. I
> already have Debian installed on my Dell and it works fine, however I'm not
> sure if it's possible to install on his computer (Zenith Z-Note L425). The
> biggest problem is that he is without a CD drive, and only has a very slow
> modem (9600 bps). Is it possible to install most of a working system off of
> floppies? Would it be possible to easily transfer files between my computer
> and his using a serial cable? Would Debian even be the best choice for this
> machine?
Try the bootdisks and also try a different kernel with framebufer
support enabled (eigther vga or vesa). If that works theres no reason
not to use linux.
If you have a paralel cable you can use plip to nfs mount your
notebook or another computer. Plip is quite fast with 40 KB/s.
Otherwise you can use a serial cable with slip or ppp with up to
115200 BAUD.
May the Source be with you.
Goswin
