Yea, "I think" you can burn them to a CD. Anyone know this for sure?
Ralph > ummmm.... floppy disk? None of these servers have floppy disk drives, > and I can't really recall seeing a server or workstation (or notebook > for that matter) that had a floppy disk drive in it over the last year > or two or three.... > > That's what confused me too.... I've seen references to "copy the driver > or mod to a floppy disk" or "load it from floppy" but that doesn't seem > really practical. > > Would it work if I put the file on a cd? Has anyone tried loading an > optional drive or module from cd? > > Ralph Crongeyer wrote: > > Yes there is a "driver disk", If you add your driver to the disk then > > during the install (someware) it asks you if you want/need to load 3rd > > party drivers? At that point insert the driver disk and answer yes, then > > it should ask you for the source of the driver and you would select your > > floppy drive. Then it will give you a list of drivers on the disk and you > > select the one you want. > > > > Ralph > > > >>Thanks Ralph! I'm downloading the Beta 4 CDs right now :) > >> > >>Can you (or anyone else) perhaps also give me a pointer to how I would > >>add drivers or kernel mods that weren't included in the distribution > >>during the installation process? > >> > >>I'd like to know in case I need to do it in the future (and just for my > >>own edification :) ). > >> > >>Moe > >> > >>Ralph Crongeyer wrote: > >>>Yup beta 4 does have the e1000 drivers on it. I installed this box with > >>>beta 3 and it had them also. But 4 also has them. > >>> > >>>Ralph > >>> > >>>>After trying to get Debian deployed in a client project for over a > >>>> year, I've been successfuly in having it approved for use on a > >>>> 6-server project that we're doing. > >>>> > >>>>But, I've got a problem that I'd like some direction with. > >>>> > >>>>My experience with Debian has basically been that I've had no problem > >>>>getting the actual distribution up and running -- I simply install from > >>>>the Sarge ISOs on CD, and then customize what I want or upgrade to Sid > >>>>in some cases. > >>>> > >>>>But in my first attempt at installing on these boxes, using my Beta 2 > >>>>Installer, I got an error message that it didn't have drivers for the > >>>>E1000 gigabit nics on these servers. (I've never used a gigabit nics > >>>>before with Debian, only with FC and RH). > >>>> > >>>>Here's my question: > >>>> > >>>>a) does Beta 4 have the e1000 drivers? > >>>> > >>>>b) If not, how do I load the e1000 drivers during the install? Or for > >>>>that matter, how do I load ANY drivers during install that aren't part > >>>>of the Sarge or Sid distributions? > >>>> > >>>>Thanks for any advice! > >>>> > >>>>Moe -- Linux - to keep you humble. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
