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Re: sigh...big problems if anyone has time to help me out...



On Mon, Apr 16, 2001, Alvin Oga wrote:
> 
> hi ya GP...
> 
> what kind of problems did you encounter ???
> 
> - use the debian boot floppy to boot debian..
>   ( trick is to get it online ... get a (default) supported ethernet card...
> 	- than get it online and apt-get update, upgrade...
> 
> - ebay bids of $80 - $90 for cdroms is ridiculous...
> 	- brand new name-brand cdrom drives go for $50-$55 range.....
> 	( asus 52x, toshiba 50x, sony 52x ...

Hi,

I agree with you that he is probably much better off to do a floppy
boot then net install or just buy a mastered CD-set at linuxmall.com,
cheapbytes, etc. for ~$2-4.  However, I think the quote below for eBay
pricing refers to external parallel-port connected CD-ROMS for
laptops, which are much less common than desktop atapi drives, and
therefore, I would imagine, sell used for a lot more (they also are
much more expensive new, in the $200-300 range).  It's a completely
different questions as to whether they are worth it...

Take care,

Daniel


> 
> c ya
> alvin
> 
> 
> On Mon, 16 Apr 2001, Robert Cymbala wrote:
> 
> > 
> > GPswyft writes:
> > >Well, here goes.  I have installed debian a number of
> > >times, never successfully.  
> >  [...]
> > >I install linux from the floppies.
> >  [...]
> > >I can't do this with a cd because i said before I don't own a cd
> > >burner.
> >  [...]
> > 
> > 
> > GP,
> > Consider using an external CD-ROM connected to the parallel port. If
> > you don't mind bidding thru eBay, here are recent final bids
> > ($60-$90):
> > http://search-completed.ebay.com/search/search.dll?ht=1&query=bantam+backpack
> > 
> > Nice thing about eBay is you can read feedback about sellers.  Some
> > sellers have hundreds of positive ratings and zero negatives.  I've
> > always had very positive dealings with sellers, except once when I
> > bought directly (never buy something that isn't listed on eBay; if you
> > feel you didn't get what was advertised a negative feedback can be
> > left for the seller; it's powerful, and one gets the feeling that some
> > sellers would rather be whipped with a wet noodle than get a
> > neg. feedback).
> > 
> > Here's some detail on how to use a Bantam Backpack CD-ROM to install
> > Debian `potato':
> >    http://www.lafn.org/~cymbala/Debian/t4700ct.html
> > 
> > 
> > Yours,
> > -- 
> > Rob Cymbala        2nd email:  rCymbala@yahoo.com
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> > 
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Daniel A. Freedman
Laboratory for Atomic and Solid State Physics
Department of Physics
Cornell University



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