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Article #1874Re: newbie: partially off-topic
From: TUnknown
Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 00:00
Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 00:00
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Thanks a lot Jeroen de Hertog wrote: > TUnknown schreef: > > > an old 486/66 ... unfortunately, the cdrom drive is inaccessable > > Most modern Linux distributions come with a setup floppy of some sorts, or > with the means to create one from cd - no *not* catch 22, just use your main > machine to create the floppy(s)! If the cd drive on the 486 is not broken > and the setup procedure recognizes it, drivers will be provided to access > it. Actually most likely is that you could choose beforehand what kind of > setup floppy to create. For instance if your 486 contains any scsi > components ( probably not ) you would have to create a different setup flop > with specific scsi drivers. Don't worry, just try it, you don't have to > invent the wheel again, most things are pretty well documented or come > equipped with a walkthrough. > > greetz, Jeroen. > "I never try anything, i just do it. Dyou wanna try me?"
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