On Thu, Nov 20, 2003 at 09:15:48PM -0800, Paul Johnson wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On Thu, Nov 20, 2003 at 10:42:31AM +0100, Knut Willy wrote: > > 5. Is it possible to go ahead as I have mentioned above? > > Well, if it is at all possible to get that machine online, you'll be > glad you did. Then you can use one of the netinst images (just one > CD) and upgrade semiautomagically when new releases come out. > > The hard way is to burn the whole set, much of it you won't need. > > http://cdimage.debian.org/
IIRC, the OP specified that there's no CDROM in the machine... It is still _well_ worthwhile to get the machine online somehow. That being said, it is possible to install the base system from (about 20) floppies. This is, of course, a _very_ minimal system, but I found it useful recently to do that for an archaic laptop. The installation manual is an obvious place to start: http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/installmanual Of course, a few days later, I discovered just how little use I have for a machine with no network connection, so I bit the bullet and bought a NIC for it... Cheers! -- ,-------------------------------------------------------------------------. > -ScruLoose- | I do not agree with what you have to say, < > Please | but I'll defend to the death your right to say it. < > do not Cc me. | - Voltaire < `-------------------------------------------------------------------------'
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