IBM 755CD

[Petrus Handoko]

Yes, I installed Mandrake Linux 6.0 from CD (On 770).   I did not used any
floppy at all, even though I can used the floppy as external drive.   It
works great.
During the installation, remember not to create a bootable floppy disk.

-----Original Message-----
From: Rob Mayoff <mayoff@dqd.com>
To: linux-thinkpad@www.bm-soft.com <linux-thinkpad@www.bm-soft.com>
Date: Sunday, August 01, 1999 8:12 PM
Subject: Re: IBM 755CD


>| I'm new to Linux and am trying to load Linux Mandrake 6.0 onto the
system.
>| The only problem I've run into (so far:)) is that the floppy and the
CD-Rom
>| share the same bay. When I boot up using the floppy, it doesn't recognize
>| the CD-Rom. Any suggetions? TIA
>
>Does your Thinkpad model support booting from CD?  The Mandrake CD is
>bootable.
>
>Is there no cable for attaching the floppy drive externally?
>
>You could mount the CD on another machine and make it available by FTP
>or NFS, then boot off the floppy and perform a network install.
>
>