> Another idea:
>
> If you already have a somewhat working OS of another type
> you could always go the install-from-harddrive route.
> I've done that a couple of times. Using a prior monopolistic
> OS, I downloaded the dos tools (loadlin fips etc), the
> kernel (linux), the diskette images
Another idea:
If you already have a somewhat working OS of another type
you could always go the install-from-harddrive route.
I've done that a couple of times. Using a prior monopolistic
OS, I downloaded the dos tools (loadlin fips etc), the
kernel (linux), the diskette images boot.bin, roo
On Wed, Jul 04, 2001 at 03:43:33PM +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > I did this myself. You might as well take the opportunity
> > to upgrade the hard drive too tho. 20GB notebook drives are
> > down to < $120 (per http://www.pricewatch.com/1/101/3329-1.htm).
> > Plus add a bill or two for the
> > I did this myself. You might as well take the opportunity
> > to upgrade the hard drive too tho. 20GB notebook drives are
> > down to < $120 (per http://www.pricewatch.com/1/101/3329-1.htm).
> > Plus add a bill or two for the adapter cable. I got mine from
> > west-tech.com, installed it w
> I did this myself. You might as well take the opportunity
> to upgrade the hard drive too tho. 20GB notebook drives are
> down to < $120 (per http://www.pricewatch.com/1/101/3329-1.htm).
> Plus add a bill or two for the adapter cable. I got mine from
> west-tech.com, installed it with an old
You can try with a PLIP installation, if you have another linux box
anywhere at hand to mount the CDROM from. See the PLIP-INSTALL mini-HOWTO,
very well written.
ciao
Alberto
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Alberto Bigazzi, PhD.
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Dept. of Mathematics,
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I am installing as I write this... I managed to get it to boot with the
CD-ROM drive by copying the boot disks, the .boot directory, and the install
directory to the hard drive and then booting into DOS, then cd'ing into the
directory I copied all this stuff into and running boot.bat, which runs
Am Dienstag, 3. Juli 2001 18:18 schrieb Dan Cox:
> I am wondering how one would go about installing Debian on a laptop that
> has no cdrom or network card? Can I use a direct cable connection to my pc?
> If so what configurations do I need on the pc? Many thanks in advance.
>
> Dan Cox
I have j
On Tue, Jul 03, 2001 at 10:35:39AM -0700, Heather wrote:
> > I am wondering how one would go about installing Debian on a laptop that has no
>cdrom or network card? Can I use a direct cable connection to my pc? If so what
>configurations do I need on the pc? Many thanks in advance.
> There is a
"M. T. Burek, Ph.D." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Do I need to just install as full of a base package as I can through
> floppy, then compile a new kernel, new PCMCIA card services, PCMCIA
> driver modules, then try it again?
Ways I might try it (in order of preference):
* Borrow a different P
> "Dan Cox" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > I am wondering how one would go about installing Debian on a laptop that
has
> > no cdrom or network card?
>
> You can't borrow a network card?
>
> --
> Alan Shutko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - In a variety of flavors!
> This fortune intentionally says noth
> I am wondering how one would go about installing Debian on a laptop that has no
>cdrom or network card? Can I use a direct cable connection to my pc? If so what
>configurations do I need on the pc? Many thanks in advance.
>
> Dan Cox
There is a HOWTO for using parallel "laplink" cords to do
"Dan Cox" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I am wondering how one would go about installing Debian on a laptop that has
> no cdrom or network card?
You can't borrow a network card?
--
Alan Shutko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - In a variety of flavors!
This fortune intentionally says nothing.
--
To UNS
I am wondering how one would go about installing
Debian on a laptop that has no cdrom or network card? Can I use a direct cable
connection to my pc? If so what configurations do I need on the pc? Many thanks
in advance.
Dan Cox
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