Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2003 13:10:49 -0000 From: "Chris Hogan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIB] L1 Scrub -- 3rd Way ;-)
> A: I'd need the converter. > B: I'd need to get the HD out of the L1, which is not trivial. > C: I'd have to dig into my main system.. :( I was once in the same position -- there is another way, but probably just as many problems, and that is to make up a DOS boot floppy with drivers for a pcmcia network card then copy the XP distribution from another system. However you will need: 1. A network card that comes with DOS drivers (not so common these days) 2. A network, either at home or work, that you can log into with the disk 3. Bizarre and arcane knowledge of DOS startup files and memory management. 4. DOS pcmcia socket services and knowledge of their use. Its too long-winded to go into here, however I will happily email my floppy disk contents, all you'd need to do then is replace my netcard drivers (Xircom 10M CE II PS) with yours, and tweak the config files. To my surprise, the disk I made for my old ThinkPad worked straight away in my Libretto (which I have back, hurrah, long story for another time perhaps), and a colleague's Portege, as long as the card was in the correct slot. So although it was a bit of a slog making the disk, its paid back very well. HTH, feel free to email me off list for long and involved instructions :) Chris [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************************************** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ - Archives -------TO UNSUBSCRIBE------- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe --------TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST------ Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **************************************************************
