On Sun, 23 Mar 2008 17:18:33 -0400 (EDT) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > On Sun, Mar 23, 2008 at 03:37:18PM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> > > >> > image, boot from it, make a minimal install and then continue > >> > with the DVDs (instead of installing sarge and upgrading to > >> > etch)? > >> Hi, Andrei, thanks for your suggestion. Unfortunately my > >> (quite old) computer can boot _only_ from hard drive or CD, not > >> from any other apparatus. I have done a _lot_ of checking on the > >> BIOS, trust me! > > > > I don't doubt that, that's why I suggested the netinstall image, > > because it can go on a CD and is small enough not to take too long. > Hi, Andrei, I guess you know something I don't know(not that > that's a surprise<g>) Why would I take my netinstall file > (167 Mb) and put it on a CD unless the CD was _bootable_? > The CD would have to be made bootable, and would have I guess > to have an initrd-img on it as well.
No, you don't. The netinst image is self-containing, so just burn it on a CD, the computer will boot from it, there are no more actions neccessary. -- Nyizsa. http://nyizsa.uni.cc ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Free pop3 email with a spam filter. http://www.bluebottle.com/tag/5 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
