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Re: newbie: partially off-topic

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From: TUnknown
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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