An alternative is to use another Linux computer and connect it to your notebook thru the parallel interface. It is old fashioned but works: http://www.faqs.org/docs/Linux-HOWTO/PLIP-Install-HOWTO.html
Linux Gazette online journal issue 43 covered Debian 2.1 install thru PLIP Good luck! ACC On Apr 4, 2005 5:00 PM, Brandon Richards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey Eric, > > Can you tell me where I can find a backpack CD drive. I know I could > probably find one on ebay but I dont have any money to spend on such > stuff? Maybe some help? > > All good solutions that I hadn't thought about. Thanks guys. > > Brandon Richards > > On Apr 4, 2005 12:07 PM, Eric Cooper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Mon, Apr 04, 2005 at 02:37:40AM -0500, Brandon Richards wrote: > > > I have a small laptop with a 100 mhz processor not sure how much ram > > > but it only has a floppy drive on it. I was wanting to put debian on > > > it but not sure how to do it. > > > > Yet another option is to find an external CD drive that works with > > your laptop, and use discs that you download and burn on your desktop > > machine. I think the old Backpack CD drives that connect via the > > parallel port were well-supported by the install floppies. > > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
