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  • Subject: Re: [BL] What is the best way to install BL 3.50 to HDD?
  • Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2007 05:36:16 +1200

Message from Steven
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Brandon wrote:
>
> My only problem is that all I have is a hard drive.

What operating system is on the harddrive at the
moment? If it's DOS or Windows 95/98, you can use
the DOS version of BasicLinux. Simply create a
new directory: C:\BASLIN and put unzip bl3-50.zip
there.

> I can hook it up to my deskstop with a USB Cable,

Sounds like you can use USB to get bl3-50.zip into
the 486SX. Simply use whatever operating system
is there for the transfer. A laplink cable would
also work, or a network cable (if both systems have
NICs) or you could download bl3-50.zip directly into
the 486SX (if it has a modem).

> so how do I go about formatting the drive to boot BL?

You don't need to format the drive if it already
has DOS, Windows 95/98, or Linux running on it.
If you give us details about what partitions and
operating system(s) are on the drive, we can be
more specific.

Cheers,
Steven




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