> > You can get a HDD to USB adapter and attach the hard disk to a working > PC, then use debootstrap to install debian onto that HDD (you will > need to format it to your desire first). >
Yes, I have another PC installed Debian and a HDD to USB adapter. > If you aren't sure of what you're doing, this will be a steep learning > curve, but is very doable. Just require a little persistence and may > be a few tries before you get there... > > If the machine is too old, you will need an older Debian (for network > and possibly other drivers) if those drivers are not available in most > recent kernels. > What CPU does this PC have? How much memory? CPU is Pentium 4 with 256M memory. > > Once you've debootstrapped the HDD using a working PC, then you can > plug it back in to the old PC. I've used debootstrap before, merely installed a small debian in a directory. I want to boot from the new HDD, so I have to install grub. When and how to install grub? Best regards, Yuwen -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/CANdEz-bUmr=qj-+gkb0v3poaubst-72slk9ocxz8ch+mlur...@mail.gmail.com
