installing linux without booting from CD
i have an old system that i want to install Linux on(any distribution).
the problem is I can't boot from the CD drive only the hard drive and the floppy. |
Most distributions that come on CD come with a utility to make a boot floppy. Look on disk 1 under dosutils. The biggest question is if you have the means of reading a Linux CD.
Here's how to make a boot floppy for Mandriva 2006 (as an examle - it's what I use) (warning - this is strickly from memory - I haven't used rawrite for a while): run <CDROM>\dosutils\rawrite.exe in windows or dos. enter "install\images\cdrom.img" when asked for a floppy image. enter the dos drive letter of your floppy when prompted. wait..... When it's finished, you will have a floppy that will boot linux, and start the installation from the first cd. Good Luck! Good luck |
Hi,
And welcome to LQ! Most distros will still offer you the possibility to create a boot and a root-disk from within a DOS environment of which you then can start of the installation and access the CD-ROM. Cheers, Tink P.S.: Heh - that's what you get if you do a couple of things at the same time ;} ... beat to it! |
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