I used to do ftp installs in my RedHat 5.x/6.x
days and they did require you to boot off a
(two, in fact) floppy disk first.
As for network boot, it is possible through tftp.
You might want to get a manual of the machine first
and find out what exactly does boot from "network"
mean.
- Steve
--- Marcio Cordero <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi all,
> I just got thru all the possible newsgroups without
> a proper answer, so here
> is my question:
> I got a Thinkpad 760ED for free, but without CDROM
> and with a defective
> floppy drive. Replacing the floppy drive is almost
> as expensive as a new
> (used) 760ED. Is there a way to install thru a
> network connection from
> another computer? I can't tell what filesytem is on
> the harddrive nor what
> partitions are there. Would it be advisable to buy
> an ethernet card and
> connect the laptop to my desktop machine? Since in
> the bios boot sequence I
> can select "network", there must be a way to at
> least get a floppy image
> copied to the HD. If somebody ever did it or has any
> concrete tip on how to
> do it, I would greatly appreciate it... and if there
> isn't a way, also
> please let me know so that I save buying the
> ethernet card...
> Thanks,
> Marcio Cordero
>
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