On Sun, 2002-06-16 at 16:19, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I have an IBM Thinkpad 560 with no external floppy drive or (any) CD-ROM. > It's running Win '95 with no other partitions and the only way to get data in > or out of the laptop is with an Ethernet PC Card. > > That's why I'd like to execute a diskless installation. The installation > guide seems to treat this type of installation as an afterthought, but I'm > also having trouble finding a more thorough guide to a diskless installation.
Google is your friend!!! http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF8&oe=UTF8&q=thinkpad+560 http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF8&oe=UTF8&q=thinkpad+560+linux The web-sites I saw did refer to floppy drives. Getting one (on Ebay??) would make your life infinitely simpler. Then, it it no problem to do a network install once you have the 3(?) initial floppy disks. > I'm also looking to convert this laptop into a basic Internet surfing machine. > What *lightweight* browsers can I use? I also define weight to be total > weight, including any desktop GUIs that I'll need to install. I've heard of > Galeon and Skipstone, and I think at least of of them needs GNOME (I was also > originally thinking about using XFree86). > > Any thoughts and resources would be greatly appreciated! How much RAM do you have? Opera is a very good light-weight browser. You will almost definitely have to forgo GNOME & KDE, and must use something like blackbox or fvwm2. -- +-------------------------------------------------------------+ | Ron Johnson, Jr. Home: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | Jefferson, LA USA http://ronandheather.dhs.org:81 | | | | "Object-oriented programming is an exceptionally bad idea | | which could only have originated in California." | | --Edsger Dijkstra | +-------------------------------------------------------------+ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
