hi daniel... another silly idea...
if the idea is to get cdrom capability to the laptop... there is pcmcia-to-IDE converters... ( $10 range ) ( used by flash disks to look like regular IDE disks ( used on pc104 stuff...but it was pcmcia card interface we used - you'd also need a pcmcia extender if you do not want to open your laptop to fit the pcmcia-to-ide adapter connected to the reg cdrom drive - best solution is get the laptop online...a kernel that supports that nic ... c ya alvin On Tue, 17 Apr 2001, Daniel Freedman wrote: > 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 > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
