[Gllug] Debian floppy instal (was debian gateways)

[George F.Saxby]

George F. Saxby
    Systems Engineer
       I.T.S. Team

>>> Bruce Richardson<itsbruce at uklinux.net> 01/31/02 01:27pm >>>
On 1/31/02, 1:14:42 PM, robin.c.smith at bt.com wrote regarding RE: [Gllug] 
Debian gateways:


> 13 floppies to get Debian installed from the network ( cable modem ), the
> box didn't have a CD-ROM drive.

Actually, you need a maximum of 5 for a network install: boot disk, 
rescue disk (root image) and 3 driver disks with kernel modules on.  If 
your machine has standard hardware in it (e.g. Intel Eepro nic) then you 
won't need anything off the driver disks, though it's best to play safe 
on that side. The boot image can download the base system (which is what 
you would otherwise use the other 10 (11 now) disks for) over the 
network.



I am havine been trying this and the problem I have found is finding reliable floppy disks. I bought 2 boxes of Sony brand disks and 8 were regarded by debian as unusable although they formatted with no errors under windows as a check afterwards.
 Is there a way of checking floppies for errors under linux to stop this chronic time wasting?

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Bruce

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