cbagger01
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Posted: April 12 2004,03:39 |
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If the mind-numbing boredom doesn't bother you, you could do the following:
(1) Insert the DSL cd into a MSDOS/Windows-based computer that contains pkzip or winzip utilities.
(2) Zip up the contents of the CDROM's \KNOPPIX\ folder, with the destination being your floppy, or A: drive.
(3) The zip program should recognize that your data files are too big and will not fit on 1 floppy disk. It will then attempt to span your "zipped" data files over a number of floppy disks. Just follow the user prompts when it is time to insert a new, empty floppy disk. Hopefully, you have A LOT of blank floppies and spare time on your hands. Like say, 35 blank floppies for example. CLEARLY label all floppies as you use them.
(4) If you don't already have a C:\ drive with 50MB of free space located on your destination computer, use an MSDOS boot floppy with FDISK and FORMAT to create a partition and format it. Don't forget to make the new partition bootable by using the FORMAT /S command. Alternatively, you can use a floppy-based Linux rescue disk like Tom's Root Boot Disk or FREEDOS to do the same thing.
(5) Copy pkunzip.exe or install winzip on the destination computer.
(6) Use pkunzip A:*.* or winzip to unzip disk #1 of your set of floppy disks from step 3. Follow the user prompts.
(7) When you are finished, you should have an identical \KNOPPIX\ folder located on your C:\ drive (IE: C:\KNOPPIX). Then use a utility program like rawrite.exe to create a boot floppy. You can download this program for free. Search for it on www.google.com to find a download site. Then follow the instructions for creating a DSL boot floppy.
(8) Reboot your computer with the newly created boot floppy already inserted into the floppy disk drive. It should find the C:\KNOPPIX\ folder and proceed to boot up DSL just like as if it was located on a CDROM disk. This is called a "poor man's install".
Good Luck.
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