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Sebastian
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Posted: Mar. 10 2005,15:33 QUOTE

As i mentioned before, i can boot with boot floppy, that works.
But without it, it loads the dsl image...
Then the line that says something like press F2 for more options blablabla...
Then the "boot:" should appear but it hangs beforehand.

I would really like using dsl without floppy.
Floppys always seem to have problems (like dust on the surface of whatever) half the time they dont work.
Plus all i want to take with me is the 20gb usb external drive, so i can use whatever computer i want, and use my own system, my own files, my own music etc.
If i would take floppy, cd, usb or whatever, i should buy a bigger bag for my stuff :)

Do you tried booting without the floppy? Does it work? And if it doesn't, what do you think might be the problem/solution?

I Also tried feather and puppy 2 weeks ago....no luck either.
Both seem to boot, then does something (dunno anymore), and then doesnt seem to find some files.
If you boot floppy only, it states the same message, like it can't find some files or whatever...Puppy or feather dropped me to a limited shell.
I will install puppy and feather next week....Then i will be able to describe the things that happen a little better ;)

p.s. sorry for the english...
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