installing debian on laptop...
Hi -
My laptop has no cdrom or floppy (an ultra slim sony), I do have an
external usb floppy for it though (no cdrom).
The bios will boot the usb floppy, but the regular debian (woody bf2.4)
rescue.bin / root.bin floppy install fails at loading root.bin, it
doesn't see the floppy through the usb.
I'm hoping someone can suggest a boot: option to use the usb floppy?
Or, maybe their is a debian (network based) installer that fits on one
floppy?
// George
$ lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 440BX/ZX - 82443BX/ZX Host bridge (rev 03)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 440BX/ZX - 82443BX/ZX AGP bridge (rev 03)
00:07.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82371AB PIIX4 ISA (rev 02)
00:07.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82371AB PIIX4 IDE (rev 01)
00:07.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82371AB PIIX4 USB (rev 01)
00:07.3 Bridge: Intel Corporation 82371AB PIIX4 ACPI (rev 03)
00:08.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Sony Corporation CXD3222 i.LINK Controller (rev 02)
00:09.0 Multimedia audio controller: Yamaha Corporation YMF-744B [DS-1S Audio Controller] (rev 02)
00:0a.0 Communication controller: CONEXANT SoftK56 Speakerphone Winmodem (rev 01)
00:0b.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82557 [Ethernet Pro 100] (rev 08)
00:0c.0 CardBus bridge: Ricoh Co Ltd RL5c475 (rev 80)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Rage Mobility P/M AGP 2x (rev 64)
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