Re: Hurd install from floppy/network?
On Wed, 22 May 2002, Peter Kahle wrote:
> Hi folks,
> I've been reading this list, mostly, for the last year or so, maybe
> more. Quite a while back, I tried installing the Hurd, and it failed
> because of the hardware I was using. Now, due in part to the recent
> flame war, I'm interested in trying to play with it again.
> Unfortunately, the machine I've got to install it on doesn't have a
> CDROM drive. Can I find boot floppys on the CDs Phil puts out, and if
> so, can I install it using those across the network? Or do I have to
> scrounge a CD drive, or a hard drive with the CD on it, from somewhere?
>
You can create a complete set of installation floppies from the first CD
which will install the baseHurd (the tarball).
Phil.
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