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05-03-2003, 06:39 PM
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install red hat 8 from a floppy?
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Last edited by book; 05-31-2011 at 11:59 AM.
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05-03-2003, 07:54 PM
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you can do a ftp or http install if you have highspeed internet. Off of a floppy
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05-03-2003, 07:56 PM
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05-03-2003, 08:09 PM
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Then youre going to have to get to another computer to download the boot floppy image and hope that it has a driver for your nic on it.
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05-03-2003, 08:10 PM
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05-03-2003, 08:24 PM
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you create a boot floppy from one of the images on the cd. The utility to do it with is rawrite, it is also on the cd.
The floppy will boot your system. Most network cards will work with the bootnet.img image on the floppy. Then you can do the network install. You still need a server to share the cd. If you have windows on a computer with a cd you can use "personal web server" (pws) for windows. If you have a router setup to provide an internet connection you can do an ftp install over the internet.
Last edited by DavidPhillips; 05-03-2003 at 08:26 PM.
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05-03-2003, 08:26 PM
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05-03-2003, 08:39 PM
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It seems that you are worried about your current OS on the laptop. In fact it is not used at all to install linux. All you do is create the boot floppy.
To create the floppy you just need to tell rawrite were the image is ...
rawrite
Enter disk image source file name: d:/images/bootnet.img
Enter target diskette drive: a:
Please insert a formatted diskette into drive A: and press --ENTER-- : [Enter]
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05-03-2003, 08:41 PM
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Let us know at what point you are running into trouble, there are too many possibilities for what could go wrong to just list them all.
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05-03-2003, 08:43 PM
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05-03-2003, 08:59 PM
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It depends on the server you use, I believe if you have win98 it's on the 98 cdrom in the extras folder or something like that. It's been a while. You should be able to download it also from microsoft. Or go for another http server for windows like sambar.
http://www.sambar.com/
or apache.org
or check out tucows
search for http server
Once you get an http or ftp server setup to share the cdrom you can boot the floppy and configure the ip address and enter the servers ip address and share name to the root folder of the cdrom.
Keep us updated if you have more problems down the road.
Last edited by DavidPhillips; 05-03-2003 at 09:01 PM.
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05-03-2003, 09:58 PM
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05-03-2003, 10:06 PM
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this means you picked the wrong driver
try them and if you can't get one to work you will need an updated bootnet.img to work with you card.
you can try bootdisk.img from redhat 9 and if needed also drvnet.img or drivers.img
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05-03-2003, 10:08 PM
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05-03-2003, 10:12 PM
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