On Tue, Jul 15, 2003 at 10:52:40PM -0600, Marvin Aguero wrote: > > Guys, > > I have decided to give debian GNU/Linux a chance. So, I downloaded the "woody" > Official i386 Binary-1 image from the web and burned the CD. So far so good, > the problem is that machine I am trying to install it at is quite old and > doesn't boot from a CD. > > How can I create a boot floppy to install debian from there? Can you guys give > me a hand on this? >
Although I haven't tried this, you could create just one floppy using the sbm.bin image located in the install/ directory on the cd. After booting off this floppy, you can then proceed to boot off the CD, bypassing the BIOS limitation. Check out install/README.sbm on the CD. Paul -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
