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On Monday 29 October 2007 17:41, john.hansen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > Posted by "John Hansen" <john.hansen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > Is there a distro which may be loaded using floppies only? The old > laptop does not have a CD drive. > Alternatively is there a way of transferring the content of a distro CD > from a PC with CD drive to the laptop with only floppy drive and no USB. Your looking at an old version and lots of floppies (~30 by 1994 or so!) Other alternatives: Network install - make a floppy that can load a minimal kernel and run the network card and load the install cd on another machine and make it available ftp/tftp or NFS. Backpack - as above but a parallel port CD drive - I may have one but I know not where... Best option - hang a CD in the machine if you can - needs a PCMCIA->EDI connector just to do the install. Or borrow a "laptop" cd drive for the install - it may just 'plugin'. Tom te tom te tom > > John > -- > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > Generated by the contributors page > in the members area at D+C GLUG > http://www.dcglug.org.uk/members/list.php > webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxx -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html