Re: sigh...big problems if anyone has time to help me out... - ide vs pcmcia
hi daniel...
another silly idea...
if the idea is to get cdrom capability to the laptop...
there is pcmcia-to-IDE converters... ( $10 range )
( used by flash disks to look like regular IDE disks
( used on pc104 stuff...but it was pcmcia card interface we used
- you'd also need a pcmcia extender if you do not want to open your laptop
to fit the pcmcia-to-ide adapter connected to the reg cdrom drive
- best solution is get the laptop online...a kernel that supports
that nic ...
c ya
alvin
On Tue, 17 Apr 2001, Daniel Freedman wrote:
> 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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