From owner-freebsd-mobile Fri Apr 14 0: 6:27 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from ns.skylink.it (ns.skylink.it [194.177.113.1]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 68C9537B6D0 for ; Fri, 14 Apr 2000 00:06:24 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from dirkx@webweaving.org) Received: from kim.ispra.webweaving.org (va-165.skylink.it [194.185.55.165]) by ns.skylink.it (8.9.1/8.8.8) with ESMTP id JAA28484; Fri, 14 Apr 2000 09:01:29 +0200 Received: from brunte.ispra.webweaving.org (brunte.ispra.webweaving.org [10.0.0.12]) by kim.ispra.webweaving.org (8.8.8/8.8.5) with ESMTP id HAA27904; Fri, 14 Apr 2000 07:04:11 GMT X-Passed: MX on Ispra.WebWeaving.org Fri, 14 Apr 2000 07:04:11 GMT and masked X-No-Spam: Neither the receipients nor the senders email address(s) are to be used for Unsolicited (Commercial) Email without the explicit written consent of either party; as a per-message fee is incurred for inbound and outbound traffic to the originator. Posted-Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 07:04:11 GMT Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 09:04:11 +0200 (CEST) From: Dirk-Willem van Gulik X-Sender: dirkx@brunte.ispra.webweaving.org To: Alex Kwan Cc: Warner Losh , freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Toshiba Libretto Floppy Disk (another questions) In-Reply-To: <001001bfa5dc$26c69580$560740ca@alexkwan> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Just try! You propably find it works. As ASAIK freebsd relies on the BIOS floppy xs routines until far in the process. I used a net install on an older toshiba with a pcmica-card/floppy borrowed from a Libretto as the normal disk was buggered. Dw On Fri, 14 Apr 2000, Alex Kwan wrote: > Hi! Warner, > > I am sorry to not said it clearly, It is I want to bootup and install the > 4.0R on my Toshiba Libretto Laptop with the Boot Floppy Disk, > so I want to buy this Toshiba Libretto floppy drive to do it, but some > Linux web pages said this drive is a pcmcia interface not normal external > floppy drive, it can't boot linux. > Is it possible that a FreeBSD system bootup with pcmcia interface device > (like Toshiba Lebretto Floppy Disk, Compact Flash, IBM Micro Drive..) ? > > Alex > > > In message <002d01bfa5b7$59196d20$ee1e40ca@alexkwan> "Alex Kwan" writes: > > : I have seen the /etc/pccard.conf.sample of 4.0R, and know that the > > : Libretto Floppy Disk was supported by 4.0R, > > : Does any Libretto user have used this disk to install the R.40? > > : or just only for access? > > > > I think it will work, but haven't installed FreeBSD from floppy since > > 1.0R or so. > > > > Warner > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message