[Date Prev][Date Next] [Thread Prev][Thread Next] [Date Index] [Thread Index]

Re: Question not addressed in FAQ.



Carl Fink <carl@finknetwork.com>:
>  On Sun, Jun 18, 2006 at 03:32:22PM +0000, Lynn Kilroy wrote:
> > What files from the mirror site will I need if I want to install Debian 
> > without making or purchasing some kind of removeable media?
> > 
> > Also, what will the LoadLin Command Line look like to get Debian started on 
> > a network install?
> 
>  What version of Debian are you talking about?  Not just what version number,
>  but what platform?
> 
>  Does 3.x even support loadlin?  I haven't used it in years.

Sorry for the "Me too!"-ish post, but I too see no reason for loadlin.
I've never needed / wanted to use it.  netinst is about 107 Mb.  If
you can't manage that, go the floppy route as suggested, though be
careful there; floppies are notoriously unreliable media.


-- 
    Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.
    (*)    http://www.spots.ab.ca/~keeling           Linux Counter #80292
    - -    http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1855.html
           Spammers! http://www.spots.ab.ca/~keeling/emails.html



Reply to: