Linux -> Linux reinstall bootstrap ?

["Stephen J. Turnbull" <turnbull@example.com>]

>>>>> "FB" == Frank BENNETT <bennett@example.com> writes:

    FB> I have a 486 machine (a Libretto 20) on which some
    FB> distribution of Linux is installed.  I want to upgrade this to
    FB> Debian stable, to bring it into line with our other Linux
    FB> machines.

    FB> The floppy drive is no longer in my possession (I seem to
    FB> remember selling it to someone in London who needed it badly).
    FB> Last time I looked, the Debian installer PCMCIA support was
    FB> present as a menu item, but completely broken underneath.

This should be fixed by now.  Simon's method is more reliable, _if_
you can get apt and dpkg to build.  I had problems with an ancient Red
Hat/Sparc Linux.  Probably a more modern distro on x86 should work OK.


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