🚀 go-pugleaf

On Fri, 26 Jun 1998 12:09:22 -0700, "Ziggy" <ziggy@fea.net> wrote:

>I am beginner with Linux and have couple of questions:
>
>what files/directories from Linux CD are essential for installation on a
>laptop?
>

Depends entirely upon what Linux CD you have.  The directories you
will need depending upon the Linux version on the cd.

>I have a laptop which can either use CD-ROM or a floppy at a given time.
>what I have done is;
>1) copy Linux CD to my laptop's HD, then run installation from hard
>drive
>2) remove CD drive and install floppy drive, so boot and supplemental
>diskettes can
>be read from and installation completed.

Okay, I know the basic idea here, you can get a little program called
loadlin (it should be on your CD), you can use it to boot a kernal
image (which is mainly what you need the floppy disks for), and from
there you should just be able to use the CD-ROM for install.

>
>but, this process is taking 600 MB of my laptop's drive space.
>
>can someone tell me what directories from Linux CD ROM are most
>essential for installation,
>so I can save some drive space?
>any other ways to complete installation via network (maybe) ?
>
>Also, what are the chances to have network card functioning with
>Motorola Mariner PC card?
>I do not see any Linux drivers at Motorola's WWW site.

If the Hardware has a "Made for Win95" sticker on it, you probably
will not get it to run.  However, I would do a search through the
linux drivers database (available at all good Linux mirror sites) for
your card.  Failing that, is it NE2000 Compatible?  If so, just use
the default Linux Driver for the NE2000 card, you will need to parse
to the driver the Memory Base address (it ranges from 220h through to
380h, in groups of 20h), you should be able to get that info off the
network cards setup disk.

Cya L8r,
	Peter Ludwig (A semi-knowledgable Linux user)