On Sun, 30 Mar 2003 13:23:18 -0600, Michael Dolan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I had almost the same question when I was trying to install Debian on my > old P200MMX box. My problem was it's so old the Bios didn't even have > an option to boot from CD, just floppy or HD. It wasn't a problem > installing Red Hat or Mandrake, because they both offer floppy images > that recognize the CD and start the installation for you. The only > options for debian I found were CD or network install, and it didn't > identify my network connection properly and didn't offer any setup > options so I could configure it manually. I posted my question on a > Linux forum, and this is what I got: > http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/showthread.php?s= > <http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/showthread.php?s=&threadid=4957 > 3> &threadid=49573 > I don't know if this will work, because I just gave up on debian > eventually and went with Mandrake. > HTH Michael, You can install Debian from boot floppies just like RedHat or Mandrake. See: http://www.debian.org/distrib/floppyinst and http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/ch-install-methods.en.html#s- create-floppy Let us know if you have any more questions. -- John Hebert System Engineer I T Group, Inc. http://www.it-group.com
