Re: Installing Debian Linux on my Laptop
On Wednesday 08 May 2002 23:39 pm, Justin News wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I want to install linux on my IBM Thinkpad 560E. Unfortunately, i
> don't have a CD ROM and I'd appreciate any help someone can offer.
> I've installed linux before using CD ROMS and had no problems... but
> i'm lost as to how to install linux without CDs. I also have a
> network card in my laptop so is there a way to do a network
> installation? i've done some searching on the web but the
> instructions that i've found are rather vague.
I installed Debian on a Thinkpad 240 without a CD drive. The drive was
divided into two partitions. I downloaded the necessary files for a
minimal Debian installation and stored them on the second partition.
When I was sure I had everything I needed to install the base system,
including pcmcia drivers for my network card, I made a boot floppy and
installed a minimal Debian system in the first partition. When I
could boot into Debian I reformated the second partition. I made a
small swap partition and the rest ext2. I moved /usr there, then
installed more packages via ftp/http til I had the system I wanted. It
took a little planning, but it worked.
There are some helpful files on the Debian website that describe what
is needed for a minimal install. I believe there is a file that
describes in detail how to do what I did. Good luck.
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