> >
> > I have an old laptop. Toshiba make ..
> > Configuration Pentium 90,8MB, 750 MB HDD
> > Dlink PCMCIA 1Mbps, TDK v.34 Modem
> >
> > It dosnt have CDDrive / provision to connect an external one ..
> >
> > I wanted to Install Linux on that (present OS is 95)
> > I can set up a Linux server with FTP somewhere in my
> > network so that I can do a TFTP to install it.. But I dont
> > know the procedure of setting up TFTP and the req. things
>
>
> just keep a copy of redhat directory on the server
>
>
> insert the blank floppy on the server
>
> create a boot floppy with bootnet.img using the following command
>
> dd if =/redhat/images/bootnet.img of= /dev/fd0
>
> once these is done
> insert the floppy in the Lap Top and boot the lap top from the floppy
> select from installation type FTP (there are 3 options FTP,HTTP,NFS)
> give relevant details of ftp server server name directory username pass
> etc
>
> thats it
>
> regards
>
> yunus
small mistake in the above mail it is pcmcia.img not bootnet.img
sorry for that
yunus
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