Re: Booting from a floppy to install debian

[Kent West <westk@acu.edu>]

Marvin Aguero wrote:

> Guys,
>  
> I have decided to give debian GNU/Linux a chance. So, I downloaded the 
> "woody" Official i386 Binary-1 image from the web and burned the CD. 
> So far so good, the problem is that machine I am trying to install it 
> at is quite old and doesn't boot from a CD.
>  
> How can I create a boot floppy to install debian from there? Can you 
> guys give me a hand on this?
>  
> TIA,
>  
> -Marvin

I _vaguely_ recall reading on this list that there's a script on the CD 
to make floppies, but as I say, it's a hazy recollection and could be wrong.

However, if you can boot into DOS/Win95/etc (to a "DOS-mode only") with 
the DOS drivers for your CD loaded, there should be a batch file on the 
CD, something like "install.bat" or "start.bat", which will start the 
installation process.



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Kent West (westk@acu.edu)