Re: Laptop install
> I'm trying to help a friend install Linux from a laptop. The problem is
> that it can have a floppy or a CDROM drive installed, but not both. The
> solution seems to be to create an root/boot installation on a Win95 hard
> disk, but I don't know how to do that. Any suggestions? No,
> unfortunatly he can't boot from the CDROM. Not supported in the bios.
>
Get the 6 install disks and boot with them. You will have a base-system
installed. Then reboot and FTP-INSTALL the system (takes about 2 hours
via ethernet-PCMCIA-adapter). Works pretty well.
Gernot
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