On Mon, Apr 16, 2001, Alvin Oga wrote: > > hi ya GP... > > what kind of problems did you encounter ??? > > - use the debian boot floppy to boot debian.. > ( trick is to get it online ... get a (default) supported ethernet card... > - than get it online and apt-get update, upgrade... > > - ebay bids of $80 - $90 for cdroms is ridiculous... > - brand new name-brand cdrom drives go for $50-$55 range..... > ( asus 52x, toshiba 50x, sony 52x ...
Hi, I agree with you that he is probably much better off to do a floppy boot then net install or just buy a mastered CD-set at linuxmall.com, cheapbytes, etc. for ~$2-4. However, I think the quote below for eBay pricing refers to external parallel-port connected CD-ROMS for laptops, which are much less common than desktop atapi drives, and therefore, I would imagine, sell used for a lot more (they also are much more expensive new, in the $200-300 range). It's a completely different questions as to whether they are worth it... Take care, Daniel > > c ya > alvin > > > On Mon, 16 Apr 2001, Robert Cymbala wrote: > > > > > GPswyft writes: > > >Well, here goes. I have installed debian a number of > > >times, never successfully. > > [...] > > >I install linux from the floppies. > > [...] > > >I can't do this with a cd because i said before I don't own a cd > > >burner. > > [...] > > > > > > GP, > > Consider using an external CD-ROM connected to the parallel port. If > > you don't mind bidding thru eBay, here are recent final bids > > ($60-$90): > > http://search-completed.ebay.com/search/search.dll?ht=1&query=bantam+backpack > > > > Nice thing about eBay is you can read feedback about sellers. Some > > sellers have hundreds of positive ratings and zero negatives. I've > > always had very positive dealings with sellers, except once when I > > bought directly (never buy something that isn't listed on eBay; if you > > feel you didn't get what was advertised a negative feedback can be > > left for the seller; it's powerful, and one gets the feeling that some > > sellers would rather be whipped with a wet noodle than get a > > neg. feedback). > > > > Here's some detail on how to use a Bantam Backpack CD-ROM to install > > Debian `potato': > > http://www.lafn.org/~cymbala/Debian/t4700ct.html > > > > > > Yours, > > -- > > Rob Cymbala 2nd email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] GnuPG/PGP: www.Lafn.org/~cymbala/pubkey.html > > http://www.Lafn.org/~cymbala/airguard.html > > > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- Daniel A. Freedman Laboratory for Atomic and Solid State Physics Department of Physics Cornell University
