Re: Can I insall from xp partition?
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On Fri, Nov 04, 2011 at 07:00:48AM -0700, rose perry wrote:
> I cant run the install.bat from xp. It dispalys not enough
> memory. And its ment fpr 95 and other systems before
> xp. :(
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Selim T. Erdogan <selim@alumni.cs.utexas.edu>
> To: rose perry <v0rtek@att.net>
> Cc: "debian-user@lists.debian.org" <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
> Sent: Thursday, November 3, 2011 2:02 PM
> Subject: Re: Can I insall from xp partition?
>
> rose perry, 2.11.2011:
> > Hello I'm trying to install debian but the debian installer from goodbye microsoft does not work, Because
> > my network card requires Firmware. Nothing seems to work for me. So Im going to try and dl a cd or 2 to
> >
> > get it working, And install from XP if this is possible please let me know. Maybe freeware version of VMware?
> > But I think I remember this was possible without vmware? As long as you had the data on xp.
> > I have no cd's or dvd's or usb keys. Im in the hospital with a broken leg and got another month or 2 here.
> > I got other complications too. So Im looking for a way to install debian the old fashion way. But
> > I can't remember how. Any Advice or any thing would be greatly appreciated.
>
> I installed straight from MS Windows for somebody once. It involved
> downloading some files to the hard drive (in MS Windows), putting them
> in a certain place, and then running an exe file. Can't remember the
> exact details since it's been quite a while but AFAICR I just followed
> instructions in the Debian installation manual.
>
> Looking around, I see that
> http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/ch05s01.html.en#boot-win32
> has instructions. It sounds like you need to download
> an installation image (iso file), which will contain the necessary files
> (setup.exe and others). I'm not sure how straightforward it is to get
> those files from the iso without writing it to a cd or usb stick, but
> somebody else might have suggestions on that.
>
> About the firmware, if you can obtain the necessary files, maybe you can
> try copying it to the same place on the the hard drive that you copy
> the Debian installation stuff to.
>
> I'm not sure what you mean by doing this with/without vmware.
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