Install with Floppy

Forum: HD Install
Topic: Install with Floppy
started by: LordCalf

Posted by LordCalf on Nov. 12 2004,10:58

Hello Guys,

It sounds crazy but i wanna install the DSL with all Apps with my USB Floppy, have anyone the images inclusiv boot disc ?

Greetz Sven

I dont wanna install from network and have no OS on Laptop just my 3rd ext2 and 4th swap partition other is ntfs(!)

Posted by AwPhuch on Nov. 12 2004,15:39

Is there any way to boot into dos with USB pendrive support?
Perhaps if there was a way to make it boot and recognize the USB pendrive then its possible...otherwise I dont know how you are going to get it copied from pendrive to HD since without an OS the usb is not activated

Brian
AwPhuch

Posted by cbagger01 on Nov. 12 2004,22:52

There are generic MSDOS drivers for a USB controller card.

There are also generic MSDOS drivers for a USB Mass Storage device.

However, if you insert your properly formatted USB pendrive into a newer computer that supports "USB Boot" in the BIOS, then you do not need all of this stuff because the BIOS will translate your USB pen drive into a "C:\" drive for MSDOS.

I have done this myself with a USB Pen Drive, FreeDOS and a Dell Poweredge 400sc and an Optiplex GX260