Re: Re: lenny on x86

2009-02-21 Thread Douglas A. Tutty
On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 08:35:20AM -0600, Stackpole, Chris wrote: > I also made the discovery that one of the laptops that all the hardware > appears to work on, is a different model and it has 98 on it! Sadly, > this one doesn't have a lan connection, nor wireless, nor a USB port, > nor a CDRom

RE: Re: lenny on x86

2009-02-19 Thread Stackpole, Chris
> From: news [mailto:n...@ger.gmane.org] On Behalf Of Stefan Monnier > Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 7:58 PM > Subject: Re: lenny on x86 > > Then I guess my recommendation would be: > - use your Etch floppys to install an simple Debian system. > - using this system, use a USB key to transfer

Re: Re: lenny on x86

2009-02-18 Thread Douglas A. Tutty
On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 11:22:39AM -0600, Stackpole, Chris wrote: > > From: news [mailto:n...@ger.gmane.org] On Behalf Of Stefan Monnier > > Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 10:28 AM > > Subject: Re: lenny on x86 > > > > > Does anybody nows if lenny installation on x86 machines > > > using flopp

RE: Re: lenny on x86

2009-02-18 Thread Stackpole, Chris
> From: news [mailto:n...@ger.gmane.org] On Behalf Of Stefan Monnier > Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 12:06 PM > Subject: Re: lenny on x86 > [snip] > > They are Pentium 90mhz, 64MB ram, 4-6GB hard > > drives. They have no onboard lan, one usb 1.1 port (can't boot off of > > it), 2 PCMICA slots

RE: Re: lenny on x86

2009-02-18 Thread Stackpole, Chris
> From: news [mailto:n...@ger.gmane.org] On Behalf Of Stefan Monnier > Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 10:28 AM > Subject: Re: lenny on x86 > > > Does anybody nows if lenny installation on x86 machines > > using floppy is (or will be) available? > > Why would you need that? Short Answer: Bec