Can I install from floppysForum: HD Install Topic: Can I install from floppys started by: covert91 Posted by covert91 on May 26 2004,14:52
I want to install DSL on a 486DX w 16Mb ram but the motherboard won't recognize that I have added a 8X cdrom. Can I install from a series of floppys?
Posted by cbagger01 on May 26 2004,15:32
Yes, you can.Search the forum for details. Keyword: floppies Posted by roberts on May 26 2004,18:18
Also look on the CD starting with 0.7. Getting Started -> Other Documentation -> User Tips
Posted by skaos on May 27 2004,14:34
If you create a DSL boot diskette it should be able to recognise the cd-drive (at least it worked for me on a P133 laptop with DSL 0.4.8). I think there is a boot diskette image on the cd and from dos/win you can use rawrite to create it (you can find rawrite.exe here: < ftp://ftp.nluug.nl/pub....) >
Posted by NobleArc on May 30 2004,04:46
I believe they said that their motherboard wouldn't recognize their CD-ROM drive was there, so how would booting from a floppy help?
Posted by cbagger01 on May 31 2004,01:05
If you search the forum, there is a method described on how to install DSL on to a computer with NO CDROM drive using a bunch of floppies.
Posted by skaos on June 01 2004,12:22
The bios in pre-1997 (or thereabouts) pc's doesn't support booting from the cd drive. Apart from the initial loading of the kernel (I think), Linux doesn't use the bios - i.e. if you use a Linux boot diskette, it should see the cd drive (at least if it is an ide drive, it may not work with scsi or other types of drives).
Posted by AwPhuch on June 07 2004,18:53
< HOWTO HD install on a machine with only a floppy, HD install "floppy" only > Works every time I have tried it...my machine is a 75Mhz Pentium (classic) (90 if on turbo!!!), 16Megs RAM, 504Meg HD. Just follow the directions and it will run...16Megs of ram I believe is almost too little to run DSL (get extreeeeemly slow due to excessive swapping) but it does run!!!! If I could get the dang WLAN PCMCIA and AIRSNORT to run I would have one hell of a Wardriving box (WARBRICK) The thing is about indestructable...hehe Brian AwPhuch |