I'm new to Linux, I have a Toshiba that I would like to use with
Linux. Can anyone tell me where on the web I can find a file that I
would download on this Toshiba and then that I could run as a setup
file ?

Ideally, I need something that is pretty automatic and straight
forward.

Many thanks

ZW <zenoweeks@adres.nl> wrote:
> Linux. Can anyone tell me where on the web I can find a file that I
> would download

Please, go to www.tldp.org and read some documentation BEFORE.
Davide

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In comp.os.linux.setup ZW <zenoweeks@adres.nl> suggested:
> I'm new to Linux, I have a Toshiba that I would like to use with
> Linux. Can anyone tell me where on the web I can find a file that I
> would download on this Toshiba and then that I could run as a setup
> file ?

> Ideally, I need something that is pretty automatic and straight
> forward.

http://www.knoppix.org/

Download the .iso, boot it to a CD and boot from it.

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In comp.os.linux.setup Michael Heiming <michael+USENET@www.heiming.de> suggested:
> In comp.os.linux.setup ZW <zenoweeks@adres.nl> suggested:
>> I'm new to Linux, I have a Toshiba that I would like to use with
>> Linux. Can anyone tell me where on the web I can find a file that I
[..]

> http://www.knoppix.org/

> Download the .iso, boot it to a CD and boot from it.
^^^^
Ops, that should be burn.

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ZW wrote:
> I'm new to Linux, I have a Toshiba that I would like to use with
> Linux. Can anyone tell me where on the web I can find a file that I
> would download on this Toshiba and then that I could run as a setup
> file ?
>
> Ideally, I need something that is pretty automatic and straight
> forward.
>
> Many thanks

See what others have installed:

http://www.linux-on-laptops.com
http://www.linux-laptops.org
( http://tuxmobil.org/centrino.html )

Read also:
http://www.futuredesktop.org/how2burn.html

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Mandrake 10 Linux is very good.
Learn to use the package/installation tools.

Knoppix is OK, you can run directly from a CD.
Alternatively install it on a HD.

Or go for Xandros Linux. It costs a few $.
http://www.xandros.com/


// moma

moma <moma@example.net> wrote in message news:<1T3wc.5703$eH3.99530@news4.e.nsc.no>...
> ZW wrote:
> > I'm new to Linux, I have a Toshiba that I would like to use with
> > Linux. Can anyone tell me where on the web I can find a file that I
> > would download on this Toshiba and then that I could run as a setup
> > file ?
> >
> > Ideally, I need something that is pretty automatic and straight
> > forward.
> >
> > Many thanks
>
> See what others have installed:
>
> http://www.linux-on-laptops.com
> http://www.linux-laptops.org
> ( http://tuxmobil.org/centrino.html )
>
> Read also:
> http://www.futuredesktop.org/how2burn.html
>
> ---------
>
> Mandrake 10 Linux is very good.
> Learn to use the package/installation tools.
>
> Knoppix is OK, you can run directly from a CD.
> Alternatively install it on a HD.
>
> Or go for Xandros Linux. It costs a few $.
> http://www.xandros.com/
>
>
> // moma

The laptop (http://jcop.homelinux.com/tosh410.html) has an old BIOS
that can not boot on the CD. I need to perform a boot on a floppy
disk, which I did (Debian).

Question: once the 5 floppies have been installed on the Laptop, is
there anyway to perform the rest of the install from a CD ? if, so,
where can I find such CD ? obviously, it won't need to be bootable,
but will need some sort of setup.exe file.