Re: How to install Debian on NEC Versa 6030X with NO floppy, nor a CD-ROM drive?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mr. Jan Hearthstone" <hearthstone11@yahoo.com>
To: <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2002 9:05 PM
Subject: Re: How to install Debian on NEC Versa 6030X with NO floppy,
nor a CD-ROM drive?
> --- Shri Shrikumar <shri@urbyte.com> wrote:
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Mr. Jan Hearthstone"
> > <hearthstone11@yahoo.com>
> > To: <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
> > Sent: Friday, March 22, 2002 6:32 AM
> > Subject: How to install Debian on NEC Versa 6030X
> > with NO floppy, nor a
> > CD-ROM drive?
> >
> >
> > > Sorry about the previous incomplete message!
> > > I understand that there is a way of installing
> > some
> > > files on the DOS partition, and that I could
> > install
> > > the rest with the dial-up connection.
> > > But - would some kind soul either - give me a
> > "cook
> > > book" recipe, - or guide me through the
> > installation
> > > with a lot of messages?
> > > Thanks, Hearthstone.
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > You could try the loadlin utility that you can find
> > in,
> >
> > <distrib>/main/disks-i386/current/dosutils.
> >
> > more help at
> >
> http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/Loadlin+Win95-98-ME.html
> >
> > haven't used it myself but the above should give you
> > some pointers.
> >
> >
> > HTH,
> >
> >
> > Shri
> >
> >
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
--
> > Shri Shrikumar U R Byte Solutions
> > I.T. Consultant 23 McDonald Road
> > Tel: (0131) 558 9990
> > Email: shri@urbyte.com Edinburgh EH7 4LX
> > Web: www.urbyte.com
>
> Hearthstone writes:
> I looked at the site you suggested, but it seems to
> me that the site refers to dual OS - Win and Linux.
> I just want to replace the Win95 with Debian - I
> don't care for the Win95.
> Hearthstone.
Thats fine - I was under the impression that you win95 currently
installed and want to be able to boot into linux without disk / cd. If
so, just use loadlin to boot into linux.
Once you are there, you can just delete the dos / win partition although
you will want to make sure that linux boots ok using lilo / grub before
eliminating dos entirely.
HTH,
Shri
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Shri Shrikumar U R Byte Solutions
I.T. Consultant 23 McDonald Road Tel: (0131) 558 9990
Email: shri@urbyte.com Edinburgh EH7 4LX Web: www.urbyte.com
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