Installing Gentoo without CD/DVD

nexus780 · Posted: Sat Oct 02, 2004 7:36 pm Post subject: Installing Gentoo without CD/DVD

Hi everyone,
I've got a somewhat unusual problem, I want to install Gentoo on my Computer but I don't have a CD-/DVD-Drive. I have Win2k installed and a direct Internet connection (Uni

) and also a floppy drive. I couldn't find anything on this situation.. anyone got an idea?

Thx, Steffen

Maedhros · Posted: Sat Oct 02, 2004 9:10 pm Post subject:

Installing Gentoo from a boot floppy? :wink:

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petrasl · n00b Joined: 18 May 2004 Posts: 69 Location: Swiss

You can install a minimal redhat install via 2 floppy disks and the rest via ftp (so with your internet connection well be as faster as if you have a cdrom drive).

After that, boot on the fresh redhat and install the gentoo as is described on the handbook

If you understand french, you can read this thread

Good install.

nexus780 · Posted: Sun Oct 03, 2004 1:20 am Post subject: Oops

Didn't remember the FAQs and didn't think bout searching for boot floppy.. so thanks, gonna get some floppies tomorrow and then have a go, wish me luck