[Gllug] single boot disk install

Xander D Harkness xander at harkness.co.uk
Thu Sep 11 18:34:36 UTC 2003


Murray wrote:

>I'm after a(ny) linux distro that can be installed with
>
>  exactly 1 floppy disk
>  pcmcia ethernet connection
>
>Namely,
>  boot from 1 floppy disk
>  establish net connection via pcmcia card,
>  (doesn't require any additional boot floppy disks)
>  loads all remaining files via network
>
>(got myself a Tosh Libretto, and I'm trying for a no-windows install, as
>well as a no-rip-out-harddisk install).
>
>Does one exist?
>
>
>  
>
I think you could do this with Red Hat 7.2 on a "bootnet" floppy with 
the one additional pcmcia driver copied onto the floppy.

Kind regards
Xander

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