[ale] install question

[Denny Chambers]

You need to make a network boot disk. Speaking for a Redhat install:

You can either get this from the Redhat CD, or from their ftp site. On
the cd look in the images directory. There is netboot.img. The README
will explain how to put this on a floppy. Once you boot you system up on
the floppy, you should see choices to install from http, ftp, nfs, smb,
etc...

Tony Ucedavelez wrote:
> 
> I have a Toshiba Portege 620CT that I got from my wife.  She bought it in
> Norway and it didn't come with a network card nor an external cdrom.  We
> just got back from there and I was able to get a Jensen network card
> specifically made for the laptop (couldn't find one anywhere in Atlanta or
> on the net).
> 
> Anyway, I want to install linux from my linux server I have at home, but
> first obviously I need to setup that network card.  My problem is setting
> it up without have an OS on my laptop.  What do I do?  Have anyone of you
> run into this problem before?  I have gone through the linux install a
> handful of times to see what other ways I have to install on my laptop, but
> I'm stuck on "installing from cdrom or local disk".  The cdrom I do have
> doesn't have a driver (it's a CMS Enhancements product) and not even
> driverguide or drivers.com could bail me out this time.
> 
> Any thoughts?
> 
> Tony
> 
> Antonio O. UcedaVelez
> Programmer
> DATAMATX
> 3146 Northeast Expressway
> Atlanta, GA  30341-5345
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> (f) 770.936.5614
> tucedavelez at datamatx.com
> 
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