Hmm, I had a go but it didn't go well

I copied the file in ./ and then run dpkg -i but this is what I got:

Code:
root@ttyp0[/]# cp /mnt/floppy/hcfpcimodem_1.00lnxt04011900full_i386.deb ./
root@ttyp0[/]# ls
KNOPPIX  cdrom  hcfpcimodem_1.00lnxt04011900full_i386.deb  mnt   ramdisk  tmp
bin      dev    home                                       opt   root     usr
boot     etc    lib                                        proc  sbin     var
root@ttyp0[/]# dpkg -i hcf*
dpkg: unable to access dpkg status area: Read-only file system
Then I tried using an hsf driver tarball (hsflinmodem-5.03.27lnxtbeta03042700.tar.tar) in the off chance that it might work:
Code:
root@ttyp0[hsflinmodem-5.03.27lnxtbeta03042700]# make install
make[1]: Entering directory `/ramdisk/var/tmp/hsflinmodem-5.03.27lnxtbeta03042700/inf'
mkdir -m 755 -p /etc/hsf/inf
install -m 644 linux_ali_smartmc.inf linux_athens.inf linux_hsf.inf linux_hsfi.inf linux_intel_smartmc.inf linux_smarthsf.inf linux_via_smartmc.inf /etc/hsf/inf
install: writing `/etc/hsf/inf/linux_intel_smartmc.inf': No space left on device
install: writing `/etc/hsf/inf/linux_smarthsf.inf': No space left on device
install: writing `/etc/hsf/inf/linux_via_smartmc.inf': No space left on device
make[1]: *** [install] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/ramdisk/var/tmp/hsflinmodem-5.03.27lnxtbeta03042700/inf'
make: *** [install] Error 2
I am probably missing the basics here, so I am grateful for any guidance

Regards,

Mick