"Billingham, Jason" wrote:
>
> hehe thanks I think you just answered my question (regarding whether its a
> rawrite or straight copy). I'm not sure if I'll have the time to do
> anything like that. I"m thinking about going with Slakware UMSDOS? Any
> comments or opinions?
>
> Mephis (Jay)
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: logrus [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 1999 4:31 PM
> > To: Billingham, Jason
> > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: Installing Linux w/out a CD-ROM
> >
> > You can always do it the very ancient way... get a bunch of stiffies &
> > take it with your CD to a windows/dos or anything else machine with a
> > cdrom drive.
> >
> > Rawrite your install disks then copy all the
> > .../slakware/[a1..ap1...n1...etc] dirs to a stiffy each & do a floppy
> > installation
> >
> > lots of work, but it if you feel up to the challenge...
> >
> > regards
> >
> >
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Original Message <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
> >
> > On 7/20/99, 1:47:29 PM, "Billingham, Jason" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > wrote regarding Installing Linux w/out a CD-ROM:
> >
> >
> > > Dear list,
> > > Just a question out of curiosity. I have 2 486 computers with ample
> > speed
> > > and memory to run Linux. However, no CD-ROM drive and I only have
> > Linux
> > > Slak on CD. What do I have to do, to install a minimal system, with
> > enough
> > > capablility for at least telnet, text editing..etc etc.
> >
> > > Thanks if you can help, and Thanks for trying if you can't.
> >
> > > Mephis (Jay)
> >
> >
My 1st install was Slackware on the dos filesystem as you suggest.
It was on 486/66 with only 100megs free disk space. I installed from
two floppies from the back of some early Linux book I picked up at
CompUSA. It was a.out only but worked well for me for over a year.
Go for it.
--
Farrell Kenimer of Phoenix, Arizona USA
