On Sat, 31 Oct 1998, Bill Miller wrote: <polite note: all caps locked titles aren't nice>
> I am brand spankin' new to Debian Linux. I am really looking forward to > using it for GIS and also as a way to learn Unix. The Debian Linux > Installation How-To says that you have to copy about six or so files to > floppy disk in order to install from floppy disks (yes, I read that this > is the worst possible installation method). I have chosen to install > from floppies because 1.) I am a cheap date, 2.) I am trying to use the > absolutely cheapest route to Linux nirvana, 3.) I am using a cheapo 486 > DX2/100 computer that has no modem or CD-ROM, 4.) I'm a glutton for > punishment (can't be any worse than NT 4.0). ;) So this machine has not net connection? > I have several problems with the file copying that I baaadly need help > with. > > First, the instructions say to use the utility program, rawrite, to > write the appropriate files to my 1.44 MB 3.5" floppy disks. As both > rawrite and the other files are located on your server, how do I use > rawrite on your server to access the files on your server and indicate > the result should end up on my A: drive? You need to get a copy of this utility (download it to your W95 machine). > Second, when I format floppy disks in Windows 95 ( which exists on a > system that is not the target Linux box), the format program says I have > 1.45 MB free on each floppy. However, both the Windows Explorer and My > Computer screens say I have 1.38 MB free. This makes a direct copy (ie. > not run through rawrite) of the .bin files impossible as each file is > 1.44 MB. Then grab the floppy images, and type rawrite [filename] to put the image onto the floppy. It's probably worth making 2 copies of everything, since floppies can misbehave. HTH, Matthew -- Elen sila lumenn' omentielvo Steward of the Cambridge Tolkien Society Selwyn College Computer Support http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Chamber/8841/ http://www.cam.ac.uk/CambUniv/Societies/tolkien/ http://pick.sel.cam.ac.uk/
