[Rule-list] install via pcmcia nic w/o cd or floppy?
Liam Proven
lproven at cix.co.uk
Tue Oct 15 13:51:00 EEST 2002
> i want to put an old laptop to use, but it has neither a working cd nor
> floppy. it works fine via the pcmcia nic.
>
> the crux of the problem is getting the installer to install via that
> pcmcia nic, with no floppy by which to load the pcmcia drivers.
Well, it seems to me you have 3 choices:
[1] Something clever involving LoadLin
[2] A parallel port or PCCard CD
[3] Take the disk out, put it in something else, install a minimal system
there.
3's the easiest...
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Liam Proven • http://welcome.to/liamsweb
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