Want to Install debian distro on 486

[mka]

I have a 486-66 I want to install Linux on to use as a MUD server or for running an eggdrop.

Unfortunately I can't boot off the CD so I'm having problems installing the distros I have. When I boot off of a floppy, it won't recognize the CD.

Any Debian based distros out there that could install off of a floppy and then be able to apt-get all the extra goodies? Keep in mid that I'm a newbie and I'd really like it iff the distro could configure my NIC. :)

Thanks

[Strike]

Why can't you see the CD when you boot from a floppy? You should be able to, that's odd. What kind of boot floppy are you using?

[mka]

I am using the Storm Linux (hail) boot floppy. Even when i boot into DOS I need to make sure all my drivers are in the autoexec.bat file or else no CD. It is an old computer. :(

[jrbush82]

have you tried booting off a win98 floppy disk and starting with cd-rom support and checking to see if there is a cd-rom there.. if so, try running setup from that

[ColdPack]

The best option at this point, then, is in windoze, download the 12 or so debian floppies and install the base system from those and then use apt-get to install the rest.
It works like a charm!

ftp://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/dists/Debian2.2r2/main/disks-i386/current/images-1.44/

These are the images. You boot up with the resue disk. It will then ask for the root disk then select install from floppies (/dev/fd0) then it'll ask you to install the 4 driver floppies and when it comes time, you'll use the 11 base floppies to install a working system. From there you can configure ppp then use apt-get to install what you need.