Re: sigh...big problems if anyone has time to help me out...
hi again...
oopps.... re-reading...
if you wanna burn cdroms... yeah...prices of them is slightly higher...(
$60-$75 range for silly ide stuff )...
but if you need debian cdroms, why not get um $3.oo range from places
like cheapbytes.com or other places that sell linux iso images
c ya
alvin
On Mon, 16 Apr 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 ...
>
> 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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