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Topic: how to install from floppies with no previous os, i have a really old ibm thinkpad 365xd

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Posted: Dec. 12 2004,20:17

i already told u i have no os. there is no 'c drive'. if i create a partition, will i have one? if so, how do i do this? i have fdisk. i just don't know how to use it ^_^.

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skaos

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Posted: Dec. 13 2004,11:06

Download and create a dos 6.22 bootdisk from http://www.bootdisk.com/bootdisk.htm; boot with it, make a 55-60 MB partition with fdisk and format it with "format c: /S" (without quotes). Then you should have a c: partition.

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Posted: Dec. 15 2004,01:49

knoppix doesn't fit on a floppy

i even rared it and everything. im about ready to give up.

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skaos

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Posted: Dec. 15 2004,11:57

You have to use some (zip?) utility that splits the KNOPPIX file into floppy sized chunks (15-20 of them), copy them over and finally reassemble them into the KNOPPIX file.