From: Byron A Jeff (byron@cc.gatech.edu)
Date: 09/17/93


From: byron@cc.gatech.edu (Byron A Jeff)
Subject: Re: Help! Floppyless Linux ?
Date: Sat, 18 Sep 1993 01:32:09 GMT

In article <27ctjk$osb@aurora.engr.latech.edu>,
Alex Ramos <ramos@engr.latech.edu> wrote:
>
>Hi,
>
>I have a 386 SX/16 with 80meg of disk space (in 2 disks), BUT only a
>360K floppy, which I'd call "floppyless" for all practical purposes. Is
>there any way I can install Linux on this machine? I have a modem and
>access to SLIP lines at school, if that would be of any help.

Sorry but in you current configuration there is no hope. Linux only boots
from a high density floppy drive.

>
>If you think you have any ideas that might work, please let me know.

You will have to borrow/buy a high density floppy drive. 3.5 is better
than a 5.35.

Sorry for the bad news. The only ray of hope is that you really can
function without the floppy after you've installed linux.

BAJ