Remove your HDD, install in another box with a CD, and you have two
options:

1. Your HDD is big enough so you can copy the CD to the drive so you can
install and deinstall anytime.

2. Just install to the HDD and replace the drive in your 486.

-Manuel.


"Bjornson, Matt" wrote:
> 
> I am looking to install linux on a 486 to use as a router/firewall and
> perhaps a DNS caching server.  The challenge is that my 486 does not have a
> cdrom drive.  Can I  create a floppy to do this install with these services
> on it? How?  If I am not mistaken I can go into the kernel configuration to
> build a new kernel ( xconfig)  but save it to floppy. Is that correct and
> how big would this be?
> Matt


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