sorry this is my third response to sasha, i should have been more complete the first time.
1. you can actually download the f10 setup and put it on a floppy. the compaq/hp has been redone so many times that it may be hard to find. 2. once you boot from the ipcop boot floppy you are not restricted to a network install, you can do the rest of the install from cd if you have one. I just never do, so forgot. in fact i don't even make a floppy now, i etherboot the install kernel and root.gz from my tftp server and do the whole thing like that. never write a cd either, trransfer the files from a loop mount of the iso. On Tue, 14 Sep 2004 15:38:11 +1200 Sascha Beaumont <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey guys, > > I've just laid my hands on a rather large number of Deskpro 2000's and > a few 4000's. Unfortunately the Compaq F10 setup utility which resides > on the hard drive has been erased on all the ones I've checked so far, > and the onboard "bios" does a simple fallback to boot from the floppy, > or first hard drive. > > So basically I can't boot from CD, so I can't install IPcop. I'm after > a bootfloppy that will basically force a cd boot, or an ipcop install > floppy if they exist (I've got the ipcop 1.4.0b9 iso) can anyone help? > > ps. Once I've figured out how to install linux on these puppies > they're up for sale. I'll post some more details when I know they're > actually working :) > > -- > Regards, > Sascha -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
