Linux on a laptop: a request for help on Sunday
I've got this Dell Latitude laptop PII366, 128MB RAM 4.6Gb hdd. I'm having trouble getting Linux on it due to its lack of CD-ROM drive. I have however got a PCMCIA external CD-ROM for it but I cannot get Linux to see the device at bootup. So far I've tried using the PCMCIA boot disk image that is supplied in the RH6.1 CD but despite finding the PCMCIA device (I know it accesses the CD drive because the damn thing spins up at the appropriate moment) no joy, I just get messages saying insert driver disk for the PCMCIA device and guess what the only drivers I've got are for Benevolent Bill's operating systems. I did think about dumping the install tree in the root of a DOS partition but when I tried that it wouldn't play ball throwing up about illegal characters in the file names such as <translation table> and such like? I'm bringing it on Sunday has anybody had any experience with this? If so I'd appreciate so help - it's definitely worth a beer to you. Cheers, BJ [ This email came to you via the Anglian Linux User Group list ] [ If you only wish to recieve event announcements, email the ] [ SUBJECTs of "unsubscribe alug" and "subscribe alug-announce" ] [ to listserver@stu.uea.ac.uk -- We do need your support, tho' ]
John Woodard wrote:
I've got this Dell Latitude laptop PII366, 128MB RAM 4.6Gb hdd. I'm having trouble getting Linux on it due to its lack of CD-ROM drive. I have however got a PCMCIA external CD-ROM for it but I cannot get Linux to see the device at bootup. So far I've tried using the PCMCIA boot disk image that is supplied in the RH6.1 CD but despite finding the PCMCIA device (I know it accesses the CD drive because the damn thing spins up at the appropriate moment) no joy, I just get messages saying insert driver disk for the PCMCIA device and guess what the only drivers I've got are for Benevolent Bill's operating systems. I did think about dumping the install tree in the root of a DOS partition but when I tried that it wouldn't play ball throwing up about illegal characters in the file names such as <translation table> and such like?
I'm bringing it on Sunday has anybody had any experience with this? If so I'd appreciate so help - it's definitely worth a beer to you.
SuSE can be installed over ftp... Cheers, Laurie. [ This email came to you via the Anglian Linux User Group list ] [ If you only wish to recieve event announcements, email the ] [ SUBJECTs of "unsubscribe alug" and "subscribe alug-announce" ] [ to listserver@stu.uea.ac.uk -- We do need your support, tho' ]
----- Original Message ----- From: Laurie Brown <laurie@brownowl.com> To: <alug@stu.uea.ac.uk> Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2000 3:26 PM Subject: [alug] Linux on a laptop: a request for help on Sunday
John Woodard wrote:
I've got this Dell Latitude laptop PII366, 128MB RAM 4.6Gb hdd. I'm having trouble getting Linux on it due to its lack of CD-ROM drive. I have however got a PCMCIA external CD-ROM for it but I cannot get Linux to see the device at bootup. So far I've tried using the PCMCIA boot disk image that is supplied in the RH6.1 CD but despite finding the PCMCIA device (I know it accesses the CD drive because the damn thing spins up at the appropriate moment) no joy, I just get messages saying insert driver disk for the PCMCIA device and guess what the only drivers I've got are for Benevolent Bill's operating systems. I did think about dumping the install tree in the root of a DOS partition but when I tried that it wouldn't play ball throwing up about illegal characters in the file names such as <translation table> and such like?
I'm bringing it on Sunday has anybody had any experience with this? If so I'd appreciate so help - it's definitely worth a beer to you.
SuSE can be installed over ftp...
As can Debian :) Thom [ This email came to you via the Anglian Linux User Group list ] [ If you only wish to recieve event announcements, email the ] [ SUBJECTs of "unsubscribe alug" and "subscribe alug-announce" ] [ to listserver@stu.uea.ac.uk -- We do need your support, tho' ]
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Thomas May