Re: Getting an OS on a Lib
Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2001 22:24:07 -0400 From: "Ian C. Melville" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Getting an OS on a Lib Hi Andy, Win 9x's 'direct cable connection' with talk happily with the old dos interlnk/intersvr utility (even if there's no OS on the disk and you just booted up from a floppy!). It will even transfer long filenames over this connection (intersvr may report the hdd size incorrectly but never mind that). This method is great for transferring the win9x setup files from say the cd-rom in your desktop to a freshly fdisked or repartitioned drive and running setup from there afterward. You'll need what is sometimes referred to as a 'laplink' cable tho... and if you're thinking serial ports make sure you have a weekend to spare since such transfers are very slow. You're much better off using the parallel ports (if you need more help with the cable drop me a line off the list)... Cheers! Ian C. Melville FRONTLINE MARKETING AGENCIES Trinidad, West Indies http://www.frontline.f2s.com - Original Message - From: "Reid, Andy G" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Libretto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, March 05, 2001 10:51 AM Subject: Getting an OS on a Lib > Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2001 14:42:48 - > From: "Reid, Andy G" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Getting an OS on a Lib > > Folks, > A question. Don't think it's been answered in the recent discussions... > Just got another Lib 100CT with a blank HDD. Tried various OS installations > and nothing would recognise my CD drive (its an HP writer, M8230e I think). > Gave in and found some floppies with DOS 6.2, installed that and installed > the CD's Dos drivers from floppy but now get an error about Card driver not > ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
Re: Getting an OS on a Lib
Date: Mon, 05 Mar 2001 16:32:45 +0100 From: Christian Gennerat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Getting an OS on a Lib "Reid, Andy G" a écrit : > Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2001 14:42:48 - > From: "Reid, Andy G" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Getting an OS on a Lib > > Folks, > A question. Don't think it's been answered in the recent discussions... > Just got another Lib 100CT with a blank HDD. Tried various OS installations > and nothing would recognise my CD drive (its an HP writer, M8230e I think). > Gave in and found some floppies with DOS 6.2, installed that and installed > the CD's Dos drivers from floppy but now get an error about Card driver not > being installed and APSI Manager not installed. Does this mean it's not > recognising the PCMCIA slots? Seems strange as the FDD works! I thought the > BIOS did this? Do I need some Tosh drivers loaded in addition to any > standard MSDOS stuff? Fdd uses an in-BIOS enabler. Other PCMCIA cards need the card and socket services. > > Thought about doing it via a cable link to my other PC. I have a COM port > type of lead, but not sure if I need the Null Modem adapter?? The other > machine is running Win 98. Should I use the Microsoft Direct connect > program? and what should be running on the new "DOS" machine? Interlink?? > Any help or instructions either on or off list would be greatly appreciated. Linux Mandrake 7.2 PCMCIA install accept most network cards and HTTP, FTP, or NFS protocols ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
Re: Getting an OS on a Lib
Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2001 16:03:57 +0100 (CET) From: James <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Getting an OS on a Lib James Tapping clara.net On Mon, 5 Mar 2001, Reid, Andy G wrote: > Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2001 14:42:48 - > From: "Reid, Andy G" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Getting an OS on a Lib > > Ps following on from my note last week, the Libs at auction were from the > Dome and went for £325 to £350 which doesn't sound too bad until you add > 17.5% vat and 10% buyers premium! :-( I remember seeing them there when I went to the Dome(and before I had a lib) and thinking 'wow I'd love one of those !' James > > > > ** > http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list > http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives > http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ > ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe > UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- > Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... > ** > > ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
Getting an OS on a Lib
Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2001 14:42:48 - From: "Reid, Andy G" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Getting an OS on a Lib Folks, A question. Don't think it's been answered in the recent discussions... Just got another Lib 100CT with a blank HDD. Tried various OS installations and nothing would recognise my CD drive (its an HP writer, M8230e I think). Gave in and found some floppies with DOS 6.2, installed that and installed the CD's Dos drivers from floppy but now get an error about Card driver not being installed and APSI Manager not installed. Does this mean it's not recognising the PCMCIA slots? Seems strange as the FDD works! I thought the BIOS did this? Do I need some Tosh drivers loaded in addition to any standard MSDOS stuff? Thought about doing it via a cable link to my other PC. I have a COM port type of lead, but not sure if I need the Null Modem adapter?? The other machine is running Win 98. Should I use the Microsoft Direct connect program? and what should be running on the new "DOS" machine? Interlink?? Any help or instructions either on or off list would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Andy. z Ps following on from my note last week, the Libs at auction were from the Dome and went for £325 to £350 which doesn't sound too bad until you add 17.5% vat and 10% buyers premium! :-( ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
