Selim T. Erdogan, 4.11.2011: > (putting your reply back on the list) > > On Fri, Nov 04, 2011 at 03:42:47AM -0700, rose perry wrote: > > oh vmware used to load the os.
If you mean using vmware somehow to load debian directly onto the hw, that I don't know about. If you mean installing a virtual machine like vmware onto windows xp, and then installing debian within this vm, that's possible. A couple of months ago I installed VirtualBox (virtualbox.org) on Windows and installed Debian squeeze into it. (This was MS Windows 7, I think, but it shouldn't be a problem with XP.) > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Selim T. Erdogan <se...@alumni.cs.utexas.edu> > > To: rose perry <v0r...@att.net> > > Cc: "debian-user@lists.debian.org" <debian-user@lists.debian.org> > > Sent: Thursday, November 3, 2011 2:02 PM > > Subject: Re: Can I insall from xp partition? > > > > rose perry, 2.11.2011: > > > Hello I'm trying to install debian but the debian installer from goodbye > > > microsoft does not work, Because > > > my network card requires Firmware. Nothing seems to work for me. So Im > > > going to try and dl a cd or 2 to > > > > > > get it working, And install from XP if this is possible please let me > > > know. Maybe freeware version of VMware? > > > But I think I remember this was possible without vmware? As long as you > > > had the data on xp. > > > I have no cd's or dvd's or usb keys. Im in the hospital with a broken > > > leg and got another month or 2 here. > > > I got other complications too. So Im looking for a way to install debian > > > the old fashion way. But > > > I can't remember how. Any Advice or any thing would be greatly > > > appreciated. > > > > I installed straight from MS Windows for somebody once. It involved > > downloading some files to the hard drive (in MS Windows), putting them > > in a certain place, and then running an exe file. Can't remember the > > exact details since it's been quite a while but AFAICR I just followed > > instructions in the Debian installation manual. > > > > Looking around, I see that > > http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/ch05s01.html.en#boot-win32 > > has instructions. It sounds like you need to download > > an installation image (iso file), which will contain the necessary files > > (setup.exe and others). I'm not sure how straightforward it is to get > > those files from the iso without writing it to a cd or usb stick, but > > somebody else might have suggestions on that. > > > > About the firmware, if you can obtain the necessary files, maybe you can > > try copying it to the same place on the the hard drive that you copy > > the Debian installation stuff to. > > > > I'm not sure what you mean by doing this with/without vmware. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20111104143651.gc26...@cs.utexas.edu