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Re: Install Debian using PCMCIA Zip100 miniDrive



as far as i know it is posible to install the potato from a pcmcia
device. BUT the pcmcia isn't integrated into the kernel. for that reason
you have to setup the basic install from the disks (about 11 disks) and
then install the rest of the system from the pcmcia device zip, network
or anything else. --- the most of the pcmcia will be integrated into the
kernel in 2.4.0 kernel. 

if i made a mistake and since potato is released and changed something
please correct me...


"Daniel E. Baumann" wrote:
> 
> Hello all. I have a question regarding installing debian on my laptop. I have
> a zip100 minidrive that I use with a pcmcia card. I am using it successfully
> under redhat 6.1 with the ide_cs pcmcia kernel module. I was wondering if it
> would be possible to install Debian from this. I have made the boot and root
> disks and I want to put the drivers.tgz and the base2_2.tgz on a zip disk and
> install from that. Linux sees this drive as /dev/hde4. Is this going to be
> possible to do with the current debian installation method or will I need to
> hack it? I have no problems with rolling a custom kernel if I have to.
> 
> Dan
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