The trick with linux is to use a network install... NFS, FTP, HTTP are the protocols provided with RedHat.. just look for the floppy boot image for network install. For example, On my server I copied the first install disk for RH8 into a directory called ~/RH8. Then in the ~/RH8/RedHat/RPMS directory, I copied the RPMS from the other install disks. Then I used a floppy with the net install.. and ftp'd to the server and installed. Pretty slick.. I know Doug recommends this for installing to the Advantech 5822 board. Rick At 11:37 AM 3/16/03 -0600, you wrote: >OK, guys, I've got an old 486 notebook lying around, on which I wish >to install LINUX. I need some help. It has no CDROM drive, or >floppy...I need to take out the hard drive to install a new O/S. Not a >big deal, really...it's easy to get in and out. > >Now comes the hard part. With Windows I could easily make the >drive bootable, copy the install files over, and run SETUP.EXE on >the laptop itself. I *know* how to do that. > >Can I do something similar with LINUX? I'd like the LINUX setup >routine to auto-detect (I hope) most of the built in hardware, rather >than having to manually set everything up. > >No, I don't have a friend from whom I can borrow a PCMCIA >CDROM drive..no I don't have a network connection available, etc. >Just what I've described. > >Thanks for any hints, guys...I've done the LINUX thing on my desktops, >but never on such a limited machine. > > -- Chuck Knight > >P.S. In case it makes a difference, it's an old Toshiba Portege T3400 -- Subscription/unsubscription/info requests: send e-mail with subject of "subscribe", "unsubscribe", or "info" toWear-Hard Mailing List Archive (searchable): http://wearables.blu.org Please, *PLEASE* don't subscribe through a forward/expander/false domain
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