Re: Floppy Installation
On Fri, Jun 14, 2002 at 10:49:14PM -0400, Aravind Vinnakota wrote:
> Hi all,
> Previously I installed Debian on my system using CDs. Now, I am looking
> for other ways to install it. Right now, we install Redhat using a minimal
> image on a floppy and boot the system and install the OS from our local
> mirror using http. I am looking something similar to that on Debian
> also. I just want to use a basic image on a single floppy and install the
> entire OS from our local mirror using http. I looked into the docs, it
> listed many ways to install, but the one using floppies consume lot of
> them and I dont think that is right way to do. Do you think using the
> rescue and root images will help. Can anyone suggest me ways to do what I
> want? Please cc me as I am not on the list.
Since you are working from a local mirror, why not TFTP boot. Doesn't
require anything but a network connection.
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