On Wed, 10 Dec 2003 20:22:13 +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Hi all, > > I'm trying to install Debian (latest) on a 1U rack-server. > Specs: P4, Raid (hot spare), no floppy, no cdrom, no PS/2 ports, 2 USB > ports. > > My problem is the following: > I cannot connect a cdrom drive, so I thought about installing Debian > using floppies via a usb floppy drive. However, the 1st floppy gets > read ok, but the next one (root) doesn't get read. Seems like there's > no support for that kind of floppy drive (a Teac one). Someone told me > to get daily floppy images from > http://people.debian.org/~sjogren/d-i/images/daily/ but that server > does not work. > > Server also supports Bootp, but I only have Windows workstations in > the LAN, and didn't find any useful tool to get it running. > > Moreover, adding to the problem, is the Raid driver (Fastrak133mb > "lite" PDC 20276 IDE RAID) which might not be in the linux floppies... > > Does anyone have a solution for this kind of problem? ..it boots ok from the usb floppy? First move is get a pxe-booting floppy which support one of your box' nics: http://rom-o-matic.net/5.2.2/ http://etherboot.sourceforge.net/ http://syslinux.zytor.com/pxe.php http://netboot.sourceforge.net/english/ ..next move is set up a boot server, the _easiest_ way is put a knoppix on one of your Wintendos, and then start "Knoppix Terminal Server" from the GUI. ;-) ..now, for great fun, try clusterKnoppix "Knoppix OpenMosix Terminal Server" and feed _all_ ;-) your Wintendo's that boot diskette. ;-) -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt... ;-) ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
