On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 08:35:20AM -0600, Stackpole, Chris wrote:
> I also made the discovery that one of the laptops that all the hardware
> appears to work on, is a different model and it has 98 on it! Sadly,
> this one doesn't have a lan connection, nor wireless, nor a USB port,
> nor a CDRom
> From: news [mailto:n...@ger.gmane.org] On Behalf Of Stefan Monnier
> Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 7:58 PM
> Subject: Re: lenny on x86
>
> Then I guess my recommendation would be:
> - use your Etch floppys to install an simple Debian system.
> - using this system, use
> laptop IDE). However, the amount of pain to take these things apart
> isn't funny. It is layered such that you remove the keyboard, then the
> motherboard, then the daughterboard, and the drive is at the very
> bottom. I have been unable to find an easier way to get to them and I
Duh! Like my P
On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 11:22:39AM -0600, Stackpole, Chris wrote:
> > From: news [mailto:n...@ger.gmane.org] On Behalf Of Stefan Monnier
> > Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 10:28 AM
> > Subject: Re: lenny on x86
> >
> > > Does anybody nows if lenny install
On Wed, 18 Feb 2009 11:22:39 -0600
"Stackpole, Chris" wrote:
...
> Someone just recommended to me installing to a USB thumbdrive and using
> a floppy to load grub to boot off the USB thumbdrive. That would
> certainly make installing easier but I have not had a chance to really
> research that y
On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 11:28:05AM -0500, Stefan Monnier wrote:
> > Does anybody nows if lenny installation on x86 machines
> > using floppy is (or will be) available?
>
> Why would you need that?
Probably because he has an i386 that can't boot CD, USB, or netboot?
Doug.
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Attilio Cucchieri wrote:
Hi!
Does anybody nows if lenny installation on x86 machines
using floppy is (or will be) available?
Thanks. Best
Attilio
Start here http://wiki.debian.org/DebianInstaller/FAQ then go to
question #10 and then click another link and then another link...you
will get to
> From: news [mailto:n...@ger.gmane.org] On Behalf Of Stefan Monnier
> Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 12:06 PM
> Subject: Re: lenny on x86
>
[snip]
> > They are Pentium 90mhz, 64MB ram, 4-6GB hard
> > drives. They have no onboard lan, one usb 1.1 port (can't
> I was given a bunch of Ricoh NP-50 laptops a few weeks ago. Nothing
> special, but I have been having fun tinkering with them while I watch
> Mythbusters / Dirty Jobs. They are Pentium 90mhz, 64MB ram, 4-6GB hard
> drives. They have no onboard lan, one usb 1.1 port (can't boot off of
> it), 2 PCM
> From: news [mailto:n...@ger.gmane.org] On Behalf Of Stefan Monnier
> Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 10:28 AM
> Subject: Re: lenny on x86
>
> > Does anybody nows if lenny installation on x86 machines
> > using floppy is (or will be) available?
>
> Why would
> Does anybody nows if lenny installation on x86 machines
> using floppy is (or will be) available?
Why would you need that?
Stefan
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Kelly Clowers:
> On Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 10:55, Attilio Cucchieri wrote:
>>
>> Does anybody nows if lenny installation on x86 machines
>> using floppy is (or will be) available?
>
> I don't think there is such a thing, and I doubt there will be.
> The manual makes no mention of floppies:
> http:
On Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 10:55, Attilio Cucchieri wrote:
>
> Hi!
>
> Does anybody nows if lenny installation on x86 machines
> using floppy is (or will be) available?
I don't think there is such a thing, and I doubt there will be.
The manual makes no mention of floppies:
http://www.debian.org/rele
Hi!
Does anybody nows if lenny installation on x86 machines
using floppy is (or will be) available?
Thanks. Best
Attilio
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