El mar, 12-06-2007 a las 17:49 -0500, Lance Simmons escribió: > I was trying to do a fresh install of etch using the net-install > cdrom, but my cdrom drive kept flaking out. I figured that I'd have > to install a new drive, but then I remembered that Debian can be > installed from floppies -- or at least it could in the past. But was > the new version of Debian too big to be installable from floppies? > > I checked and found you can still install the current stable Debian > from floppies. I downloaded the floppy images, copied them to > floppies, and did a net install. Now I have a working machine and I > didn't have to install a new cdrom drive. And since the only thing I > ever use cdroms for is installing Debian, I got away without having to > change my hardware. > > Many thanks to the people who create the Debian installer for floppies!
And in case you don't have any floppy handy, you can use www.goodbye-microsoft.com or www.goodbye-windows.com . ;) -- Gabriel Parrondo GNU/Linux User #404138 GnuPG Public Key ID: BED7BF43 JID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] "The only difference between theory and practice is that, in theory, there's no difference between theory and practice."
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