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Originally posted by billcollins
The only HD on this computer has an ext2 partition and swap. I want to copy a bunch of files (to begin the lfs project)... So I dont really want to install an OS, yet. I can either download these files from the net, or copy them from a CD.
My nic doesnt seem to like linux defaulty. I tried booting in Knoppix 3.2... didnt like my nic, so no internet. I can't eject the CD because it's being used by knoppix.
I tried Tom's RB (linux boot off floppy). Still doesn't like my nic... so no net and my cdrom doesnt show under /dev/cdrom so I can't mount it.
any suggestions??
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You say this hard drive has an ext2 partition and a swap file. Does it have Windows in another partition? If so, just save them to the drive, boot up Linux (Knoppix or RB), mount the Windows partition, and copy them over.
If you don't have another OS installed, but have a Windows machine available, put the drive in the Windows machine. Make a FAT32 filesystem on the drive, a couple of hundred meg in size. Copy everything over. Put the drive back, boot Linux, mount the fat32 partition, and untar from it.
Speaking from experience, your life would be much easier if you had an existing Linux install to work from. That way you would have working network, the ability to read docs, have access to a full compliment of tools, etc.
How big is this drive? Could you install a minimal Debian or RedHat install, then use the rest of the drive for the LFS work?