No need for five million floppies; just 7 (or is it 9?!). Install the base system, this will get you onto a ppp-connection and ftp the rest. Believe me, I tried the 5-mill-floppy-way, and it's a REAL hassle, espec. for newbies (like I was). If you don't have a modem or an ISP-account, I'd say borrow a modem and/(or get) an account. It really isn't very expensive and it is just so much easier to install by ftp. If you have an internal modem, be sure that it will run under Linux, there's a list of some known compatilities here: http://www.snafu.de/~wehe/modem_linux.html. To make absolutely sure, I'd get/borrow an external modem just to get the system up, then you can always fiddle with the external modem or get a pcmcia one. just my .02
hth Vitux --- Let's get back from la-la-land here, 'cause this ain't gonna happen > -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- > Fra: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sendt: 21. september 1999 22:23 > Til: Chris HOOVER > Cc: recipient list not shown > Emne: Re: Laptop FAQ // Debian on Floppys?? > > I would benifit greatly from a Laptop Page. > > I'm new to the Linux World and have been trying to install linux on it for > about a week now, I think that it is my cdrom drive, I have made discs for > Debian but I was wondoring if there was a way I could install Debian via > only floppys. I know it'll take five million floppys, but so does windows > and I know Linux is better that Win95. > > Thanks Will Robertson > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > On Tue, 21 Sep 1999, Chris HOOVER wrote: > > > With regards to a debian-laptop faq, is there an > > official or unofficial page about debian on laptops? > > I've read some of the web pages I've ran across (and > > gotten some good information), but I have not seen a > > specific page dedicated to getting debian linux onto > > laptops. This would be a great place to point people > > towards for a faq and other pertinent information. > > > > If there is not, does anyone else feel a need for it. > > I for one would be very interested in helping to > > develop the pages. I don't have a server on the web > > of my own, but do have some web space available (on > > geocities) that I could allow to be used. > > > > Anyway, any ideas/suggestions/go get a life comments? > > > > Thanks, > > > > chris > > > > --- Werner Heuser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > today Sean 'Shaleh' Perry wrote: > > > > > > "In 2.0, 2.1, and 2.2 all pcmcia drivers live in a > > > separate source > > > tree. This > > > is available in Debian via the pcmcia source > > > package. See my post on > > > debian-laptop earlier today "Upgrading slink kernel > > > -> 2.2.12 -no > > > pcmcia"." > > > > > > Seems like a FAQ, shall we start a Debian-Laptop-FAQ > > > and how to do it? > > > > > > Cheers > > > -werner- > > > -- > > > Werner Heuser | There is no > > > time, /~~ > > > LiLAC - Linux with Laptop Computers | ... to make > > > war ... /~~~ > > > Berlin, Germany | -Lou Reed- > > > /~~~~ > > > T. +49 30 349 53 86 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > www.snafu.de/~wehe/index_li.html > > > > > > > > > -- > > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com > > > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
