Re: [aclug-L] Installation on Laptop

["Greg House" <ghouse@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Another option would be to install from a parallel port zip drive.  There's
a HOWTO that describes the process.  I've considered doing this for a
CD-less old 386 that I was thinking about using for a router (but haven't
actually done it).

There's another HOWTO that describes setting an entire Linux system up to
boot from a ppa zip drive.  Sounds slow to me!  Hope you never have to swap,
ouch.  I think the idea was that you could take an entire network
troubleshooting kit with you whereever you go and could boot it on virtually
any old PC that happens to be around (with a boot floppy and a ppa zip
drive).

Greg


-----Original Message-----
From: John Phillips <jphillip@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: ACLUG List <aclug-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thursday, June 17, 1999 12:55 PM
Subject: Re: [aclug-L] Installation on Laptop


>With a network connection, it can be done easily.  Floppy only isn't any
>fun !!  You will need a boot floppy to set up the hard drive and start
>the install.
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>On Thu, 17 Jun 1999, Mike McNown wrote:
>
>> This is probably a dumb question, and the answer of obvious, but here
goes...
>>
>> I want to install Linux on an old 486 Toshiba laptop.  The laptop does
not
>> have a CD ROM.  The only media I have Linux on is CD.
>>
>> The laptop currently is sitting collecting dust with Windows installed.
I
>> would like to install Linux as the sole OS on this machine.
>>
>> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>> Mike McNown
>>
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