On 05-Feb-99 M.C. Vernon wrote: > Dear all, > > I have a machine which I want to install debian on. Unfortunatly, > it has not floppy drive; I can see a couple of possibilities: > > 1: put the hdd into my working linux box, and use the rescue disks to > install onto /dev/hdc (Can I then install LILO onto that hdd, and have it > boot correctly when I put it into the other machine?) > > 2: Cross-install base-packages etc...Which packages do I need, and again, > how do I run lilo on this machine? >
1. is easily doable. lilo should be happy (make sure you write to the correct hdd). But why not just move the floppy over to the floppy-less machine?
