Regards Anoops -----Original Message----- From: Dodd Carlton J MSgt 726 ACS/CSG [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, October 13, 2000 1:46 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [newbie] Re: FW: How can I install LM 7.0 to laptop? Ahhhh... THERE's the problem! This laptop has one drive bay. That means I can use the floppy drive OR the CD-ROM (so I can't boot from floppy and use the CD). Any way to write enough to the hard drive to allow a shut down and re-boot so I can switch to CD? Carlton J "Doc" Dodd, MSgt, USAF Independent Duty Medical Technician Superintendent, Commander's Staff 726th Air Control Squadron (208) 828-3604 (DSN) 728-3604 -----Original Message----- From: Mark Weaver [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, October 13, 2000 4:32 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Re: FW: How can I install LM 7.0 to laptop? Carlton, Since you're installing Mandrake and your machine only has 700MB of total space you won't have sufficient space for a dual boot machine. In fact, you may find it a bit tight squeezing Mandrake on there. However, a workstation install should fit. To install with an older CDROM shouldn't be too hard. If you've got an Micro$oft CDROM setup disk lying around that will work wonderfully. If you don't just email me and I'll zip you one up and send it to you. That will allow you to boot your machine with the floppy and hopefuly load the CDROM drivers to get the whole process started. If that doesn't work you make have to make a boot floppy with the CDROM boot.img and try booting with that. Those iamges should be on the Mandrake installation CD's. -- Mark /* I never worry about the to-jams. * Once I've stuck my foot in my mouth * it's already too late...just make sure * you chew them thoroughly before swallowing! */ Registered Linux user #182496 * Pine 4.21 * On Tue, 10 Oct 2000 7:54pm ,Carlton Dodd spake passionately in a message: > > > (Second sending, Hoping to catch someone's attention who's done this) > > Anyone have any work-arounds to install LM 7.0 on a laptop? > > I have an old Texas Instruments P75 laptop with 40MB RAM and a 700MB HDD. > > > I have two questions: > > 1. Is this laptop sufficient for running Linux? With a GUI? > I will devote the system completely to Linux if I need to, but I'd love > to be able to run a dual-boot if there's enough space so I can learn that > as well. > > 2. How do I actually install from the CD? > Unfortunately, I cannot simply boot from the CD like you can on newer > machines. The install instructions say to just make a boot floppy and > then install from the CD, but my laptop only allows me to install one > drive (CD or Floppy) at a time. And I have to shut off the machine in > between. Can I make a floppy that will install enough so I can shut > down, swap to the CD drive, and go from there? > > Thanks for any help you can give, > Carlton > > ________________________________________________________________ > YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! > Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! > Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. > > . -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This e-mail including any attachments is confidential and may be legally privileged. If you have received it in error please advise the sender immediately by return email and then delete it from your system. The unauthorised use, distribution, copying or alteration of this email is strictly forbidden. If you need assistance please contact the IT help desk on +44 207 467 2154. This email is from a unit or subsidiary of EMI Group plc, registered in England No 229231 Registered Office: 4 Tenterden Street, London W1A 2AY.. .
