Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2002 07:54:47 -0500
From: James J Dempsey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Easy Libretto linux install
In a message titled "Win98 Toshiba drivers on 20GB HDD setup et al", Matthew
Hanson wrote:
> I kinda only did cursory glances at those threads... as the last couple
> times I installed Linux... it had my head spinning :-/
>
> I just thought you could copy the files to the HDD in Windows via a CD-ROM,
> and then install them from a Windows partition like I did years back with
> Slackware.
I thought I would tell people about the really easy time I had just
installing Debian linux on my libretto.
My disk was already partitioned with FAT, Linux swap and linux fs from a
previous install.
I copied a few megabytes of pre-installation files to my FAT partition as
described the Debian installation guide. Then, boot from a DOS floppy and
execute loadlin.exe from the FAT partition. When the debian installer
comes up, you can specify that you want to install from http and the entire
rest of the installation is done over the net from debian.org.
Very easy.
I had been putting off upgrading my linux installation (from RH 6.1) but
this was so easy, I should have done it earlier.
--Jim Dempsey--
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