On Thu, 16 Apr 1998, Jim Lynch wrote: > I'm trying to help a friend install Linux from a laptop. The problem is > that it can have a floppy or a CDROM drive installed, but not both. The > solution seems to be to create an root/boot installation on a Win95 hard > disk, but I don't know how to do that. Any suggestions? No, > unfortunatly he can't boot from the CDROM. Not supported in the bios. > You could make the 5/6 install disks and then install the base system. Then later switch to the CDROM and install the whole system from there.
Also some laptops are hot-swappable, that may be an option for you OR you could boot from the floppy if your bios allows that. /-------------------------------------------------------------------/ Daniel J. Mashao Electrical Engineering [EMAIL PROTECTED] University of Cape Town http://www.ee.uct.ac.za/~daniel Rondebosch, 7700, S. Africa (w) 27+21+650 2816 (h) 27+21+705 1233 /-------------------------------------------------------------------/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
