On Wed, 29 Aug 2001 17:25:38 CDT, ktb writes: >On Wed, Aug 29, 2001 at 03:12:17PM -0400, Ken Mead wrote: >> I was given on old P166 and want to put Debian on it however the old BIOS >> does not support bootable cd's. Can someone please point/help me make a >> floppy disk that will allow me to boot my debian cd so I can get this box >> running. I would go and get the floppy images but I only >> have one floppy left. > >Go get floppies. You will need at least three depending on which kernel >you use to boot. You will need rescue.bin, root.bin and one or more >driver.bin. Once you have these images on floppies boot with rescue, >load the kernel with boot.bin and then install what drivers you need >including networking and install via Internet. I'm assuming you have a >net connection. That's the way I would go. After installing the base >you could install the rest via cdrom. There are other options available >if that doesn't suit you. Take a look at the installation instructions >at the Debian web site for more.
Well, with only one floppy you´ll need a second machine, I wouldn´t know any way around that problem. Fetch rescue.bin, root.bin and driver*bin. Put rescue.bin on the floppy, boot with it. When asked for the root-floppy, take out, put root.bin on it, insert, install. Lather, rinse, repeat for the driver-disks. /Way/ easier would be getting some disks. They´re usually available at your local computer-store and cost approx. $3/10pc. (at least here in .at). You´ll be wanting _two_ tomsrtbt[0]-disks anyway, JIC something breaks badly (and, given enough time, something will, trust me). 0: http://www.toms.net/rb/home.html cheers, &rw -- -- ignorami: n: The BOFH art of folding problem -- lusers into representational shapes. ----
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