install from PCMCIA CD-ROM?

Forum: HD Install
Topic: install from PCMCIA CD-ROM?
started by: Genesius

Posted by Genesius on April 28 2006,18:03

I've got an old Omnibook 4000 laptop with a Targus PCMCIA CD-ROM drive. I created a DSL boot floppy, but nothing I do allows the floppy to see the CD drive. When I try using "dsl frompcmcia" the installer asks me for a pcmcia modules disk. Any idea where to find such a thing? I can't find it mentioned in any documentation. Any other suggestions?

Posted by roberts on April 28 2006,18:07

It is in the same directory as all current files.
It is called pcmciafloppy.img
Look < here >

Posted by Genesius on April 28 2006,21:44

Thanks! I'll give that a try.

Posted by Genesius on May 01 2006,01:21

Well, that let me get at the CD-ROM. Now all I have to do is figure out why the display is distorted. I've tried setting xvesa to 640 X 480, 65K colors which my documentation says is what my screen is designed for, but I get a blue background with a Technicolor Saturn. Tried using VGA=785 but that hasn't helped. Don't suppose anyone out there has installed to an Omnibook 4000 before. . ?