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Re: LINUX install help, please

I have had to deal with this situation innumerable times. Probably the 
easiest and best solution I have come up with is to simply copy over a 
pre-made Linux installation that works. I personally recommend downloading 
ZipSlack <http://www.slackware.com>, copying over the entire install and 
just booting up. It will even run off of FAT32 if done correctly. If I 
remember correctly, the ZipSlack FAQs even have directions as to how to 
copy it to a hard drive and use it. You could probably use other similar 
versions of Linux such as Knoppix, etc., for this purpose.

Another possible solution, which is somewhat more painful, is to create 
several partitions on the hard drive, copy over the Linux installation 
files onto one of the partitions, and make that partition bootable. 
Unfortunately, I don't have detailed instructions as to how to do this, 
though I'm sure you can find such a page easily through Google.

On Sun, 16 Mar 2003  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

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