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* DerKlempner (derklempner@×××××××.com) wrote: |
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> I have an older machine that I wish to install Gentoo Linux on, but |
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> its BIOS does not support booting from the CD-ROM drive. How can I |
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> make a boot floppy for the install? Currently, there is no |
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> operating system on the hard drive in the system, so I cannot access |
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> the CD from that computer. |
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Just about any boot floppy will do, so long as it has drivers for your |
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network card, and chroot. I haven't tried it yet, but I bet Tom's rtbt |
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http://www.toms.net/rb/ will work. |
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Scott Moynes |
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