Linux at old computer.

Throntel · 01-08-2006, 02:50 PM

I started linux not long ago, but I've realized I can make the computer really crappy by experimenting.
So I went to my father and got his old laptop, now I could do whatever I want because It ain't worth anything

I got the install CD for ubuntu 5.10, but the laptop is so old that it can't boot from the CD it need a startup disk, anyone know how I can get/make one? (I got the sane OS here on this computer)

anti.corp · 01-08-2006, 03:27 PM

You tryed to adjust your bios boot settings to boot from cdrom drive?

If you tryed that you can make a bootable floppy following these steps:

You can download the image for the floppy here:

http://slackware.at/data/slackware-c...s/sbootmgr.dsk

Then write it to a floppy typing this in a terminal:

Code:

dd if=./sbootmgr.dsk of=/dev/fd0

Hope this helps you out

Throntel · 01-08-2006, 04:27 PM

Well, I guess it did help :P But I'm still having some problems.
When I write it I get this message:

dd: opening <</dev/fdo>>: ikke tilgang (ikke tilgang means something like no access)

BinJajer · 01-08-2006, 04:40 PM

Access forbidden. Log in as root and redo to solve.

Throntel · 01-09-2006, 08:07 AM

Yeah, how do I log onto root?

anti.corp · 01-09-2006, 08:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Throntel

Yeah, how do I log onto root?

Logging in as root is too much of a fuzz.

Create a launcher using one of these commands (in a termial)

If you are using KDE:

Code:

kdesu konqueror

If you are using Gnome:

Code:

gksudo nautilus

1337_penguin · 01-12-2006, 05:45 PM

Throntel,

It seems you are trying to access /dev/fdo rather than /dev/fd0, as fdo doesn't exist, it produces the error.

This should do it:

Code:

$ dd if=<input file> of=/dev/fd0

1337_penguin