On Fri, Nov 03, 2000 at 11:31:52AM -0700, Bruce C. Anderson wrote:
> Howdy Everyone
>
> I have a 486/66 laptop, that I would like to install Linux on. I have
> Redhat Linux 6.1 on a CD, but the 486 does not have a CD-drive. My other
> laptop
> does, and I would like to connect the two via a Laplink cable, and install
> Redhat Linux on the 486.
>
> I have a copy of TOMSRBT on a floppy, and it runs on the 486, which by
> the way is the only operating system on that machine, since I got the cart
> ahead of the horse, and repartioned the 486's hard drive eliminating windows
> and DOS.
>
> Can anyone help me with this?
>
> I am a rank novice at Linux, which is why I would like to have it on the
> 486. If I screw something up on that machine, I won't lose anything. :) I
> have also read a number of How-Tos, but with my inexperience I could not
> make heads or tails of them.
I don't think tomsrtbt is going to help you on the laptop (although I
would be happy to be corrected). You use one of the boot disks.
Do you have or can you get a network card? If so you should be able
to set up using one of the several network installations. See "Selecting
an Installation Method" in the RH installation manual.
Is there a PCMCIA port on the laptop, and if so can you borrow a CD-ROM
drive for it? If so, that might be the way to go.
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