Messages in this thread | | | From | (H. Peter Anvin) | Subject | Re: 2.3 wish: integrate pcmcia into mainstream kernel | Date | 6 Jun 1999 04:34:12 GMT |
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Followup to: <Pine.LNX.3.95.990603085438.3981F-100000@penguin.transmeta.com> By author: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@transmeta.com> In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel > > > > On Thu, 3 Jun 1999, Constantine Gavrilov wrote: > > > > Nfs install over plip (parallel cabel) works just fine. (It is an > > ordinary nfs install when one chooses "plip" for the NIC driver.) I've > > installed Linux on several laptops this way at installation parties. > > All you need is a hard drive, parallel port, and ability to boot the > > kernel. > > Ehh, at least the VAIO doesn't even have a parallel port. > > Look at the new machines some day: they avoid connectors like the plague, > because they take a lot of space. The VAIO, for example, has a USB port, > and it's assumed that printers, mice, floppies etc are all connecting to > just that one port. > > It doesn't even have a serial port, but it _does_ have a built-in modem > and a modular telephone jack connector. > > Which all really makes sense when you think about it. I applaud the Sony > engineers for doing good technical choices that result in a really small > and nice laptop. And it's a nice laptop to use. > > It's just horribly hard to install ;) >
Interesting question: Can you boot off a USB port, preferrably one connected to another computer?
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