[ Date Index ] [ Thread Index ] [ <= Previous by date / thread ] [ Next by date / thread => ]
Julian Hall wrote: > john.hansen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: >> Posted by "John Hansen" <john.hansen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> >> >> Is there a distro which may be loaded using floppies only? The old >> laptop does not have a CD drive. >> Alternatively is there a way of transferring the content of a distro CD from a PC >> with CD drive to the laptop with only floppy drive and no USB. >> >> John >> -- >> > > Install from an external USB CD drive? They're not very expensive, and > will save aggravation in the future too. > > Kind regards, > > Julian > Thinking about the network install, Debian do have floppy images for network installs here: http://www.debian.org/distrib/netinst I could possibly borrow a PCMCIA network card which you can use (assuming I can find both bits of it). I suppose the main thing is to get some sort of basic Linux install on there and get a working network connection (either wireless or wired). Rob -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html