Re: Vnished FTP Files? {Was: Question not addressed in FAQ.}

["Lynn Kilroy" <leks_transportation@hotmail.com>]

> From: "Lynn Kilroy" <leks_transportation@hotmail.com>
>
> > From: Kent West <westk@acu.edu>
> >
> > Kent West wrote:
> > > Kent West wrote:
> > > > 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?
> > > > http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/ch04s05.html.en
> > > Ag! Sorry; that doesn't address booting from loadlin; never mind.
> >
> > Ah! Here we go.
> >
> > http://www.debian.org/releases/potato/i386/ch-rescue-boot.en.html#s-install-drive
> >
> >
> > and
> >
> > http://www.debian.org/releases/potato/i386/ch-install-methods.en.html#s-rescue-images
> >
> > So, _probably_ what you want are:
> >
> > |http://http.us.debian.org/debian/dists/potato/main/disks-i386/current/images-1.44/idepci/rescue.bin
> > |
> > | 
> > <http://http.us.debian.org/debian/dists/potato/main/disks-i386/current/images-1.44/compact/root.bin>|
> > |http://http.us.debian.org/debian/dists/potato/main/disks-i386/current/images-1.44/idepci/root.bin|
> > |http://http.us.debian.org/debian/dists/potato/main/disks-i386/current/idepci/linux
> > ||http://http.us.debian.org/debian/dists/potato/main/disks-i386/current/dosutils/loadlin.exe
> > ||http://http.us.debian.org/debian/dists/potato/main/disks-i386/current/idepci/install.bat
> >
> > This last "install.bat" file you may need to edit to your particular 
> > setup; or you can just manually execute the correct line from that batch 
> > file.
> >
> > --
> > Kent
>
> Sorry to double post, but for these specific files, the address begins with
>
> ftp://ftp.us.debian.org/debian-archive/dists/potato/main
>
> because Sarge supersedes Potato.
>
> I looked through Sarge, and could not find analogous files, so I will use 
> Potato, instead.
>
> Besides, I have a particular affection for Potato. :-)
>
> Perhaps if this works, someone can walk this newbie through an upgrade to 
> Sarge.  Of course, they would probably be twisting my ear and waggling 
> their finger at my nose as they did so. {Blushes}
>
> Love & Friendship & Blessed Be!
> Lynn Erika Kilroy
Hmmm.  I can't seem to get in touch with either of these links, now.  I know 
the one was good when I did the install, and now I have a half installed 
Potato Debian {all right, about five years out of date} on my machine.

I suppose I can look for the equivalant files for Sarge, however. :-)

Love & Friendship & Blessed Be!
Lynn Erika Kilroy

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