Re: floppy install

[Glen Mehn <glen@burningman.com>]

Mike Leone wrote:

> Kenneth D. Weinert (mc@quarter-flash.com) had this to say on 12/13/02 at 10:01: 
>  
>
> > I *know* I'm missing something here, because I did it once before, but
> > I appear to now be missing a crucial step.
> >
> > I'm trying to install Woody on an old ThinkPad (701C, the one with the
> > butterfly keyboard) and I don't have a CD drive available.
> >
> > This means, of course, a floppy/network install.
> >
> > Thus the issue - I just don't see which set of floppies to use that
> > will have the pcmcia support so that I can use my nic. It was set up
> > as a ne2000 before and was working, but now I can't sort out how I got
> > there. 
> >
> > Any suggestions/pointers will be greatfully received.
> >    
>
> I did it with the "bf24" series of floppies, on an old IBM ThinkPad that had
> a busted CD-ROM.
>
>  
pcmcia support is available as a module for most/all of the boot 
floppies flavours. Just watch-- IIRC, it's an 'alt' option.

-g