Gearing up for an ftp install on an older TOSHIBA 4005 with linksys Md pn100 NIC ( I think this is pcmcia type nic) The ftp server is really just another machine on my network. I'm assuming I need the pcmciadd.img dd'ed onto a floppy to add those drivers duing install, so using the standard dd command: dd if=pcmciadd.img of=/dev/fd0 I've been unable to make a working image. Each time dd errors out # dd if=new_pcmciadd.img of=/dev/fd0 dd: writing to `/dev/fd0': Input/output error 29+0 records in 28+0 records out I've tried this on 3 fresh (preformated for dos) floppies. When it failed I tried `fdformat /dev/fd0' which runs successfully, but when trying to dd the image it fails. OK, I'm thinking its a dud image so downloaded a fresh one ...same problem. I've now tried 2 images from 2 different rh ftp sites. 3 different floppies too. At this point it seems it must be the image file itself. Especially since I can successfully dd the boot.img on the same floppy. Can someone test that image and see if it works? Or have other suggestions. Next Question: Do I really need pcmciadd.img for install described above? I don't have the cd. I don't have enough room on the laptop to do a hard drive install. So thought the easiest way would be ftp on my network. Is there a way to do nfs... but it would need the pcmciadd.img too right?
