Re: boot disk dilemma

2001-06-20 Thread ktb
On Wed, Jun 20, 2001 at 08:03:33PM +0200, MaD dUCK wrote: > so i finally managed to boot off the floppy disks and am now in the > debian installation menu, just short of installing the operating > system. i have a local debian mirror, so i'd like to install via > network (ftp) -- especially because

Re: boot disk dilemma

2001-06-20 Thread Paul Mackinney
o use a pair of the same cards in your router so that you only need to get one network driver going. Paul Mackinney [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: "MaD dUCK" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "debian users" Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2001 11:03 AM Subject: boot

Re: boot disk dilemma

2001-06-20 Thread Osamu Aoki
I guess loop back device/module is not available in boot diski kernel image. Well try idepci if you have some pci network card or just roll your own boot disk by replacing boot option which include network device or loop back... but this is too much:-) I usually do not mind having few driver

Re: boot disk dilemma

2001-06-20 Thread MaD dUCK
also sprach Osamu Aoki (on Wed, 20 Jun 2001 11:38:10AM -0700): > dd driver disks (3 of them for compact) to Floppy as originally designed > like boot/root disks. Good luck :-) well, i understood that, and i have my disks. but in the installationprogram, there are two options: - preload modules

Re: boot disk dilemma

2001-06-20 Thread Osamu Aoki
dd driver disks (3 of them for compact) to Floppy as originally designed like boot/root disks. Good luck :-) On Wed, Jun 20, 2001 at 08:03:33PM +0200, MaD dUCK wrote: > so i finally managed to boot off the floppy disks and am now in the > debian installation menu, just short of installing the op

Re: boot disk dilemma

2001-06-20 Thread D-Man
On Wed, Jun 20, 2001 at 08:03:33PM +0200, MaD dUCK wrote: | so i finally managed to boot off the floppy disks and am now in the | debian installation menu, just short of installing the operating | system. i have a local debian mirror, so i'd like to install via | network (ftp) -- especially because

boot disk dilemma

2001-06-20 Thread MaD dUCK
so i finally managed to boot off the floppy disks and am now in the debian installation menu, just short of installing the operating system. i have a local debian mirror, so i'd like to install via network (ftp) -- especially because i don't have the cds. i am using the "compact" kernel. i am deal

Re: Boot disk dilemma

2000-09-22 Thread Ethan Benson
On Thu, Sep 21, 2000 at 11:35:15PM -0400, Daniel Whelan wrote: > OK folks...it looks like I've got myself a bit of a problem. Suffice to say, > the libc.so.6 on one of my boxes got wiped out. Unfortunately, I'm nowhere > near the box, and only have a semi-computer-literate "remote hands" at the

Re: Boot disk dilemma

2000-09-21 Thread Matthew Dalton
Daniel Whelan wrote: > > OK folks...it looks like I've got myself a bit of a problem. Suffice to say, > the libc.so.6 on one of my boxes got wiped out. Unfortunately, I'm nowhere > near the box, and only have a semi-computer-literate "remote hands" at the > location, without any boot disks (well,

Re: Boot disk dilemma

2000-09-21 Thread Hubert Chan
"Daniel Whelan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > OK folks...it looks like I've got myself a bit of a problem. Suffice to say, > the libc.so.6 on one of my boxes got wiped out. Unfortunately, I'm nowhere > near > the box, and only have a semi-computer-literate "remote hands" at the > location, > wit

Boot disk dilemma

2000-09-21 Thread Daniel Whelan
OK folks...it looks like I've got myself a bit of a problem. Suffice to say, the libc.so.6 on one of my boxes got wiped out. Unfortunately, I'm nowhere near the box, and only have a semi-computer-literate "remote hands" at the location, without any boot disks (well, there was one, but it doesn't