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sindi keesan wrote:
>
> I don't want to include hundreds of devices
> just to get one or two.

Then unpack just the one you want.  For example,
if you've got a Slackware CDrom mounted at /cd
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tar -zxf /cd/slakware/a1/devs.tgz  dev/fd0u720
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Execute that command from the top directory of 
your filesystem (cd /).  That will put the new 
file in the right directory.

> But 720K floppy disks work even in pentiums, 

And old MFM (non-IDE) harddrives work in 486s.
I've actually booted one using the special
XT kernel from Slackware.

People with weirdo hardware are welcome to use
BasicLinux, but they might have to add a driver 
or two from Slackware.  I'm not going to clutter 
up the default installation with dusty drivers 
that few (if any) users need.

Cheers,
Steven

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