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Question: Why do I still do regular HD installs of DSL? :: Total Votes:131
Poll choices Votes Statistics
I don't know about or understand Frugal installs 45  [34.35%]
I don't know about or understand CF/USB installs 3  [2.29%]
I don't know about or understand Mkmydsl Live CD's 6  [4.58%]
I don't know about or understand the MyDSL applications 3  [2.29%]
I am concerned about low RAM 21  [16.03%]
The MyDSL repository does not contain an application I need 15  [11.45%]
I just like to do it and am not going to change 32  [24.43%]
My mom told me to and I always do what she says 6  [4.58%]
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Posted: Feb. 18 2007,08:51 QUOTE
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".
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Posted: Feb. 25 2007,15:28 QUOTE
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
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Posted: April 11 2007,18:22 QUOTE
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.
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