Hmmm.......problems with MicroSolutions Backpacks? I had great experiences
using it to load on some older Dell products after I found the correct port
settings with redhat 5.0 and 5.2......
"Cloghesy, Charles" wrote:
> Also...
>
> You can beg, borrow or steal a parallel port CD-ROM player. This was what
> I used for my laptop install. One word of mention though; try to stay away
> from MicroSolutions 'Backpack' CD-ROM players because they have problems
> with RedHat installs.
>
> Check out http://www.torque.net/parport/ for more info on Parallel Port
> Devices for Linux.
>
> GoodLuck,
>
> chuck
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Tom Taylor [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 1999 12:02 PM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Cc: Gerry Byrnes
> > Subject: Re: Installing Linux sans CDROM
> >
> > At 04:16 PM 6/23/99 BST, you wrote:
> > >I posted this to the list a couple of days ago, but I seem to have been
> > >automagically unsubscribed. Apologies if this is double-posted.
> > >
> > >Gerry
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >=======================
> > >I'm a born again Linux newbie and just joined this list. I'm born again
> > >because somebody just gave me a copy of RH6.0 which I have just
> > installed,
> > but
> > >I last looked at Linux a couple or three years ago when I bought a boxed
> > set
> > >from Infomagic. From that set I installed the Slackware distribution onto
> > an
> > >old 486 tower fileserver by building an install set of (~12) 1.44
> > floppies. I
> > >don't know if there is a distribution still available on the net for
> > this?
> > >Check out www.infomagic.com . If all else fails I could burn a copy of
> > the
> > >relevant CD and snailmail it to you. You'd need access to a PC with CDROM
> > and
> > >FDD to make your install set.
> > >
> > > Let me know
> > >
> > > Gerry
> > >
> > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I'm trying to find a way to install Linux onto my 486 laptop. I don't
> > > have a cd-rom, don't have a network card, and don't have a modem. I
> > > also don't have any sort of external zip drive or anything like that.
> > > If anyone has any ideas, please go ahead and post them.
> > >
> > > --
> > >
> > > =Indiana Zephyr
> > > ICQ: 37206282
> > > E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > >
> > >
> > Hi Gerry:
> > This may or may not be available to you. If you live in an area
> > with a
> > linux user group, you may be able to use someone elses cards (network) and
> > do an FTP install. I've seen that done at our local UG but didn't pay
> > that
> > much attention since I don't have a laptop. Do know they were using
> > PCMCIA
> > network card on the laptop. We have 30-40 members at our meetings
> > normally
> > so usually someone who can help.
> >
> > Tom
> >
> > --
> > Tom Taylor Sr. Development Technician
> > Telemedic Systems, Inc. 253.529.0526
> > Member: PSLUG http://sealinux.itsite.com
> > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED]
