On Sat, 6 May 2000, mendes wrote: > Hello > Thanks a lot. > Can I simply mount the CD with Mandrake-7.02.i486.iso on a P-133 with > CD on the other side of the lab and then use it to install mandrake on the old > 486? Yes, but it is not necessary to burn the ISO image. You can mount it from your hard drive : mkdir mdk mount -o loop Mandrake-7.02.i486.iso mdk and the files will be accessible in the mdk directory HTH Flupke > > Regards > > Eduardo > > > > > > There is a way to do a net install via FTP (and maybe HTTP too). I've been tempted >to try it, just to say I did, but > > haven't needed to. It involves making a boot disk which contains an extremely > > small version of linux. > > You boot off the disk, and then into the installer, where you input the address of >some ftp site which contains Mandrake. > > > > However, finding a non ISO of the i486 install might be hard. Blashpemous as it >sounds, > > Red Hat might be a better choice for your particular installation. > > > > http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/demos/Demo/Mandrake7/install/pages/install.html > > > > Has pointers on where to start. Pedantic as it sounds, you'll probably want a fast >connection. > > > > Regards, > > Nathan > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "mendes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Friday, May 05, 2000 9:22 AM > > Subject: [newbie] Mandrake-7.02.i486.iso ??? > > > > > > > Hello > > > Is Mandrake-7.02.i486.iso an image for 486 SX? > > > I have an old 486 SX machine without CD rom but if a netcard. Could > > > someone give a help on how to install Mandrake on such a machine? > > > > > > Thanks a lot. > > > > > > Eduardo > > > > > > > >
