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Topic: floppy network install, no cdrom required

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Posted: Aug. 18 2004,04:37

one more thing. cardbus cards usually say "notebook adapter" on the box, while old pcmcia usually says "PC Card"

just another helpful tip.

-J.P.
SaidinUnleashed

EDIT: more help

This is an old PCMCIA card - LINKY

this is not. it's a 32-bit cardbus card - LINKY^2

EDIT^2: stupid dyslexia, and the dumb board doesnt support [IMG] linking a jpeg...

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Posted: Aug. 18 2004,04:46

Thanks, they only had 2 cards at the closest Best Buy and they were both pc card bus so I was out of luck. I'll check walmart.

William
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Posted: Aug. 22 2004,10:23

Quote (<--iNT13--> @ July 15 2004,04:59)

Nice work!
The LAN version - (if your home network hangs off a DHCP server)
Make the KNOPPIX directory available with a http or ftp server (Monkey?).
Optional:- make other files, dpkg.tar.gz and .dsl files etc available also
Boot your soon to be DSL box with tomsrtboot.
Partition the hard drive:- "fdisk /dev/hda", make a partition active.
I usually put a swap partition first. "mkswap /dev/yourswap"
Format your ext2 partition/s "mke2fs /dev/yourext2"
Check to see you can find the install file host "ping dottedquad of host"
Mount the partition you want the KNOPPIX dir copied to "mount -t ext2 -o rw /dev/whatever /mnt"
Make a directory called KNOPPIX "mkdir /mnt/KNOPPIX"
Note: wget (in BusyBox) 'gets' to the pwd.
Move to the mounted partition "cd mnt"
Get the files "wget protocol://dottedquad of host:port/KNOPPIX/desiredfile"
(desired files: KNOPPIX, boot.img)
Optional:- get other files "cd .." "wget protocol://dottedquad of host:port/desiredfile"
Return to root "cd /"
Unmount the partition "umount /mnt/"

Reboot with the DSL boot floppy

as the script wouldn't work (it was saying permission denied when i tried to run it) this way was fantastic. thanks!

xerex

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Posted: Aug. 28 2004,09:04

Hi!

Where do I may download the "frugal_install.sh"?

I booted up with poorman's, but how do I get root???
I tried dsl-hdinstal, but it complaints about that I need root.

I would like to do a HD install (on about 500 MBs), with a swap partition.

I'm now having troubles without a swap partition, I've got only 16 Megs of ram on my old P75 ast laptop.

thanks!

wizard
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Posted: Aug. 30 2004,16:00

Hi,

Sisela 0.2 DOES find linksys cards

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I eventually did a special version of Sisela so I could get my first download of Debian over my neighbor's wireless.

Now I use Debian and DSL that way. Glad I have helpful and willing neighbors ;-)

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