Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2004 07:57:42 -0700 From: Mark Srebnik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIB] Install Linux on 110CT w/FD/CD - UPDATE I
Thanks as always Philip for your input! Any way to get a Linux LiveCD to work??? At least something... ;-) Mark on 10/14/04 2:26 AM, Philip Nienhuis at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2004 11:27:49 +0200 > From: Philip Nienhuis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [LIB] Install Linux on 110CT w/FD/CD - UPDATE I > > Hmm.... > Sounds like the old "Linux kernel can't recognize Flashbuster PCMCIA > floppy drive" syndrome. > Nothing to be done about it, unless you build your own Linux install > kernel patched for the PCMCIA floppy. > I wouldn't know how to build an install kernel BTW :-( (but it can't be > that hard - obviously you need a running Linux system for that...) > > BTW No luck yet trying to get the floppy to work in Linux 2.6.x kernels. > > Philip > Mark Srebnik wrote: >> >> Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2004 15:40:40 -0700 >> From: Mark Srebnik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Subject: Re: [LIB] Install Linux on 110CT w/FD/CD - UPDATE I >> >> Just a quick update.... >> >> Tried Tory's suggestion and made some progress, but not there yet... >> >> I looked at image files and made boot floppy from image file on Mandrake 9.1 >> CD called 'hdcdrom_usb.img'....didn't see one there called 'usb.img'. >> >> Did that using 'rawwinen' in 'dosutils' directory... >> >> Floppy booted Libretto and saw Mandrake Install window and then asked >> whether to install from CDROM or Hard Drive. Selected CDROM and it >> recognized CDROM and started install process! >> >> The first few steps went OK, but seemed to have hit a snag now...for the >> past 30 minutes my floppy drive is working and the install window says >> "configuring PCMCIA cards". I have a feeling installer is stuck.... >> >> Oh well....any suggestions???? > > >
