User Feedback :: Why do I still do regular HD installs of DSL?



Hey all,  I do HD installs mainly because I'm still a little confused about the memory issues with my low end laptop.  Also I tend to install lots of non-mydsl apps as I explore Linux further.  But Im happy :)

I do tend to agree with brianw, sometimes the forums are overly frugal focused, in that someone asks a question about their HD problems, and the only response they get is "your doing it wrong, use frugal".
What about the people who have a very old laptop, no USB no cdrom (Acer 350P), we need to install it to hd.
I´m newby also and would like to recover this very old laptop, so i really apreciate for any help you can bring.
 thanks
Quote (yomeromex @ Feb. 25 2007,15:28)
What about the people who have a very old laptop, no USB no cdrom (Acer 350P), we need to install it to hd.
I´m newby also and would like to recover this very old laptop, so i really apreciate for any help you can bring.
 thanks

I had the same problem yomeromex and I bought a 2.5 to 3.5 IDE adapter, moved the laptop HD to another computer (disconnecting the desktop HD and plugging in the laptop HD using the adapter), and then frugal installed it from a CD to the laptop HD, and then moved the HD back to the laptop and it worked.

original here.