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  • Subject: Re: [BL] What is the best way to install BL 3.50 to HDD?
  • Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2007 14:44:58 -0400

>It's around 500megs...I had DSL on it, but GRUB wouldn't init because it
>lacks a coprocessor. I can take it out and format it some way, but getting
>GRUB out of the boot sector is a big PITA. I have a few disks around here
>with USB drivers on it, but unfortunately it doesn't have USB. Thanks for
>your help, though.

Brandon
>
> From: baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org
> Date: 2007/07/11 Wed AM 11:54:22 EDT
> To: baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org
> Subject: Re: [BL] What is the best way to install BL 3.50 to HDD?
>
> On Wed, 11 Jul 2007, baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org wrote:
>
> > Hello,
>
> > I am a frequent user of Damn Small Linux, but it wouldn't run on my old
> > 486SX. When I found BasicLinux I almost freaked when I found out it
> > incorperated a GUI. My only problem is that all I have is a hard drive.
> > I can hook it up to my dekstop with a USB Cable, so how do I go about
> > formatting the drive to boot BL?
>
> How large is the 486 laptop hard drive? Does it have DOS on it and
> can you access the internet with it? There are DOS USB-storage drivers.
> Sindi
>
> > Thanks,
> > Brandon
> >
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