embedded in windows help please

Forum: DSL Embedded
Topic: embedded in windows help please
started by: gbuscrizist

Posted by gbuscrizist on May 08 2006,05:10

ok i changed my question, can i install dsl from inside windows without the embedded being able to run?

Posted by pr0f3550r on May 09 2006,11:54

and why would you want to install Dsl without being able to run it?

Posted by gbuscrizist on May 10 2006,02:49

well i want to be able to run it.... wait i think i am in the wrong forum, because i cant get it to start from inside windows, because it isnt a top of the line system, it is a toshiba portege 7010ct. i want to install DSL on there but i have no idea how to because i have basically no media induction, the floppy wont work and i looked and it cant boot off of USB and there is no cd drive, and currently on there is windows NT.

Posted by pr0f3550r on May 10 2006,15:10

So I'll rephrase your question: how can install DSL if my cd is not working?

Poor man's install:
< http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/wiki/index.php/Boot_Floppies >

Posted by gbuscrizist on May 11 2006,01:29

you didnt read it all, i know about the poor mans install, but i dont have a floppy drive that works for this. so the poor man's install will not work i am afraid.i have tried the boot floppy but the drive doesnt work and again it is a toshiba portege 7010ct.

Posted by cbagger01 on May 11 2006,17:25

Buy a latop-IDE adapter for $10.00

Pull the hard drive.

Install it into a regular desktop PC as the PRIMAY MASTER drive.

Install DSL as normal using the desktop PC's CDROM drive.

Re-install the hard drive into your laptop.