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Topic: HD-Install without FDD or CD-ROM Drives?, will mounting iso work?how about PXE?

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ssalman

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Posted: Mar. 13 2006,18:58

I have an older ultra slim laptop, with no CD or FD. I was able to install Ubuntu and SuSE on it through PXE. Now I want to test DSL on it and see how fast it can go.

The porblem is that I couldn't find a how-to install directly from the iso file. I tried to mount the iso file but all I can see is a Knoppix image, and no install scripts. It looks like it is not hard to setup an PXE install as DSL already uses syslinux to boot, but I was wondering if there is a simpler way through mounting the iso?

Thanks.

doobit

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Posted: Mar. 13 2006,18:59

Does the BIOS have a USB HDD option?

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ssalman

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Posted: Mar. 13 2006,19:11

I'm not sure , in the BIOS under boot it says "Removable Devices" and it has the "Legacy Floppy Drives" under there... I don't think it can do a USB flash drive.

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Posted: Mar. 13 2006,19:15

It may well work with that. The pendrive HDD install installs syslinux which operates like a boot floppy. Can't hurt to try, if you have a spare pendrive laying around and access to a computer with a CDROM and aUSB port.

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ssalman

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Posted: Mar. 13 2006,19:35

The truth is my 2 USB flash drives were fried late last year, and I didn't want to spend more money on USB flash drives that will die on me in few months... Do I have other ways out of this other than USB install?

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