Re: tlug: Problem with Sony PCG-N505

["Manuel M. T. Chakravarty" <chak@example.com>]

Jim Tittsler <jwt-tlug@example.com> wrote,

> On Fri, Jul 23, 1999 at 06:12:22PM +0900, Manuel M. T. Chakravarty wrote:
> > I ordered a Sony PCG-N505 note book only to discover that
> > (unlike older 505s) the included floppy drive is a USB
> > device, which spoils may plan to install Linux via Ethernet
> > on the machine, because the kernel on the boot disk cannot
> 
> I installed Linux on my PCG-C1 (which also has a USB floppy) by copying the
> entire distribution to my Windows partition (which I had to keep around
> anyway to use the camera)... and then installed from there.

Hmmm, I actually wanted to get rid of the Windows partition,
but you are right, at least I would get Linux on the machine
this way.

Can the installer directly work from a Windoze partition,
ie, suck the CD-ROM image from a Windoze partition.

> You could also presumably create a boot image on your hard disk (with PCMCIA
> net support) and load it... but I wanted the instant gratification way. :-)

Hmmm, yes.

Anyway, great...many thanks.  You gave me back my hope :-)

Manuel

PS: This seems to get an exciting weekend (and I just wanted 
    to hack a little bit on one of my projects *sigh*)
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