Hoyt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> On Wednesday 27 June 2001 08:21 am, you methodically organized electrons to
> state:
> > S N <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > > Cooker,
> > >
> > > I just wanted to make sure the issue of low ram ftp
> > > installs is being addressed. I have a Thinkpad 560
> >
> <SNIP>
> >
> > > I really want to solve this problem because I could
> > > start testing Cooker.
> >
> > We can't install with low ram since we need to use a ramdisk. Sorry.
>
> Workaround:
>
> Remove the laptop drive and place it in a machine with adequate memory, then
> install and don't forget to _add_ the PCMCIA rpm afterward.
>
> Or, boot from a network-enabled floppy, hand-format the laptop drive and copy
> the system from another machine using the techniques similar to upgrading to
> a larger hard drive. Then fix lilo.conf, fstab by hand and install teh
> bootloader code.
>
> Neither easy, both will work.
Or copy the install CD on a partition before the install, if you already
have a working system and 700 MB of free space.
--
Guillaume Cottenceau - http://mandrakesoft.com/~gc/
